How to Invest in Tuya IPO 2021

Tuya – Chinese IoT platform developer, provides a cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) platform with a full range of offerings, including Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS), for enterprises and developers. Tuya was founded in 2014 and booked $180 million in revenue for the 12 months ended December 31, 2020.

Detailed instructions how to participate in Tuya (pre-IPO, offering price) see below👇

What is an IPO and how it works

IPO is a process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public in a new stock issuance. Why go public? The primary benefit of going public is easier access to capital.

To go public, a company must have a track record of growth and other favorable results and hire an investment bank to come in and underwrite the IPO. The underwriters also performed due diligence and verified financial information and business model.

Once the paperwork done, the company sells the stock to institutional investors. When the initial block of shares has been sold, the company with underwriters' help sets an initial price and date for the stock to begin trading on a stock exchange.

Company Profile and Financial Indicators before Tuya IPO

China-based Tuya Inc. has set terms of its initial public offering, in which the China-based company, which says its mission is to build an internet-of-thing (IoT) developer ecosystem and enable everything to be "smart," could be valued at up to $11.2 billion. Tuya recorded a net loss of $66.9 million on revenue of $179.9 million in 2020, after a loss of $73.9 million on revenue of $105.8 million in 2019.

Tuya solutions are used in various domains, such as smart homes, smart business, life sciences, education, and farming. The multi cloud platform can be integrated with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Samsung SmartThings, which enables creating smart devices.

In 2020, Tuya was the world's largest IoT PaaS business in terms of the number of smart devices running based on its platform (116.50M), Creative Intellect Consulting (CIC) reports.

How to Buy Tuya Stocks Before the IPO (Offering Price)

In the past, IPOs as highly profitable investments were available only to the privileged customers of the leading brokerage firms and it was challenging for retail investors to gain access. You couldn't buy shares paying the price set by the company and you had to wait until the shares actually start trading on the public stock market at whatever stock price supply and demand allows.

Technologies and marketplaces changed the rules of the game, now regular investors can get pre-IPO shares. To participate in Tuya IPO you need to use an IPO investing app like Freedom Finance (NASDAQ: FRHC), TD Ameritrade or Fidelity. They give its customers access to IPOs and secondary offerings through their existing brokerage account. Also you can buy Tuya shares when the company goes public via a commission-free trading app like eToro.

🚨 Detailed Instructions How to Participate in the Tuya IPO before public trading:

Below we share the instruction how to participate in the approaching Tuya IPO using Freedom Finance (Tradernet platform). This marketplace is chosen as an example because Tuya is already listed and available for participation.

Pros: almost all high-profile IPOs are available for participation via Freedom Finance, no eligibility requirements, no number of previous trades needed and low minimum investment amount for participating in an IPO.
Cons: the user interface of the platform is a bit outdated.

* Freedom Finance services are NOT available to US citizens and residents.

Apply for a Freedom Finance account — you need to prepare your identity document and a document confirming the address of residence (utility bill). The verification process is very fast, it will take 2 minutes to create your account.
Deposit your account — to participate in an IPO, your account must have available funds in the amount you send IPO application for.
💡 Tip: It's recommended to deposit your account in advance. Often the exact IPO date is undefined until the last day. You may have a short notice for participation and account deposits also takes time for processing. Also, sometimes Freedom sends last-minute IPO offer when you have 2 hours to participate.
Submit a request to participate in the IPO — when applications are open select Tuya and click Participate in the IPO > input the amount you want to invest > Send your application. Note: Before the book closing, a request can be withdrawn. At the time of the book closing, 1 day before the start of the exchange trading, the specified amount will be blocked on the account.
Wait for allocation — The actual number of stocks purchased during an IPO depends on supply and demand. The higher underwriter reserves the right to partial execution of collective applications. So if the demand is high you may get less than you applied for. Of course, you will only pay for the shares purchased. The rest of the funds will be returned to your account.
Start of trading — With the beginning of the public trading on the stock exchange, the purchased shares will appear on the account and a lock-up period will start — a 93-day period of prohibition on sale. You can’t sell stocks, but you can track their current value and growth indicators in your personal member area and a trading terminal.
Closing your trade — At the end of the 93 days lock-up period, you will be able to manage your stocks at your discretion — leave in the portfolio or sell and withdraw money or transfer the stocks to another depository/ broker in your name. This can be done in your account by clicking the ‘Sell’ button next to the name of the security. In this case, a commission of 0.5% of the amount of the sale transaction is charged.

Participate in Tuya IPO

Is investing in IPOs profitable?

Not always. The average return at the end of the lock-up period is 72%, past IPOs data.

When is the Tuya IPO date?

Mar 17, 2021

What is Tuya IPO price range?

$17.00 - $20.00 per share.

How to Invest in Tuya after the IPO date (opening price)?

After the IPO you can buy Tuya stocks via Tradernet on the first trading day. Or if you're from US use a commission-free trading app like eToro

In what currency Tuya IPO and post-IPO shares will be traded?

The Tuya IPO and stock trading currency will be USD.

If you have funds in another currency the cheapest way to convert your currency is to use the mid-market rate (that’s the one you’ll find on Google) which can be done via a fintech service like Wise. Banks may add hidden markups to their exchange rates - charging you more without your knowledge. And if they have a fee, they charge you twice. Wise never hides fees in the exchange rate.

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What is the Tuya (stock symbol)

TUYA

Tuya Registration Statement on Form S-1

Sources used: Renaissance Capital, Seeking Alpha

How to participate in the Upcoming Tuya IPO