Square Explores IPO


27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


One down, one to go. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Jack Dorsey's company, Square, is in the early stages of an IPO. Dorsey has reportedly held talks with potential underwriters Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS).Dorsey is best known as being the co-creator of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) whose shares went public on November 7.

Square allows merchants to accept debit and credit card payments on a consumer's smartphone or tablet through a user-friendly app. The app supports manually entering the card details, or the consumer can swipe the card through a reader that attaches to the smartphone or tablet.

The Journal reported that a decision has yet to be made with no banks being hired. Spokesmen at Square, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs all declined to comment.

Following Dorsey's comments that he is pleased with how smooth the Twitter IPO was handled, it would not surprise many if Square were to join Twitter as a public company. A strong indication that Square is heading to Wall Street is the recent bolstering of its management team.

The Journal reported that two public-company veterans has been made part of the Square team. Sarah Friar was hired from Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) to assume the CFO and Operations Lead at Square. Friar brings with her 11 years as a managing director at Goldman Sachs.

David Viniar, a former Goldman Sachs Vice President joined the company's board of directors on October 30, replacing Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) CEO Howard Shultz. Shultz agreed to a one-year term, following his company's $25 million investment in Square in 2012.

Square bolstering its corporate roster is following the same path that Twitter has taken. Earlier this year, Twitter hired Cynthia Gaylor, a Morgan Stanley veteran, to run its corporate development team. This led many analysts and investors to correctly speculate that Twitter was gearing up for an upcoming IPO.


27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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