Although Facebook was scheduled to go public at 11:00 a.m. ET on Friday, it didn't officially hit the stock market until a half an hour later. A rep from Nasdaq declined comment on the issue.
The IPO caused a series of issues for finance sites, including Nasdaq.com and etrade.com.
Facebook started trading at $42 a share under the symbol “FB,” bringing the company's worth to $116.6 billion. However, shortly after the stock made its debut, the price began falling to close to $38, its opening share price.
The IPO was hit with a series of delays. The Wall Street Journal wrote on Twitter that traders were experiencing problems with changing and cancelling orders due to a high-volume rush, which pushed the launch back about 30 minutes.
?? RT @jgrprinceton: Hearing that 2 large market makers lost access to Nasdaq. May be one of the reasons. Over 70m shares to cross on open— Heidi N. Moore (@moorehn) May 18, 2012
Others also took to Twitter to note that they couldn't get onto E*Trade.
Wow can't get on to @Etrade. Their site is completely overloaded. Good to see they were prepared. #facebook— Mike Rotman (@mikerotman) May 18, 2012
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