Candy Crush creator King files for IPO

Re:Candy Crush creator King files for IPO by marvin on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @08:37AM (#7258019)

I smell a good short. Let's see what level the price is set at and the level of hype in the market. If investors jump on this like it's going to be the next Facebook, there could be a great opportunity here.

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Re:Candy Crush creator King files for IPO by antr on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @09:12AM (#7258166)

I am not a fan of King, but their EBITDA and Net Income are something that many (Valley) gaming companies wished they had. They have some very solid numbers for it to be valued at some random valuation, compared to, for argument sake, Zynga.

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Re:Candy Crush creator King files for IPO by adaml_623 on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @09:35AM (#7258260)

I don't think it's a good short because you have no idea if you will have to hold the position for months or a few years before KING drops. And if it rises too much in the time before your predicted drop then the margin calls will bankrupt you.

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Re:Candy Crush creator King files for IPO by antr on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @10:05AM (#7258426)

As Keynes well said: Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.

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