SpaceX-linked leveraged ETF launches delayed until Monday after IPO concerns

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Leveraged ETFs linked to SpaceX will launch Monday instead of Friday after exchanges cited SEC concerns about complicating the anticipated IPO trading.
Issuers including Tradr ETFs, Direxion, GraniteShares, ProShares and Defiance could compete for more than $10 billion in assets with these leveraged single-stock funds.
Market participants expect strong early demand and asset inflows in the first weeks of SpaceX trading, impacting the success of these new ETFs.

Launch timing shifts after exchange notice

As first reported by Reuters, exchanges told issuers on Wednesday that listings for the leveraged ETFs had to move to the first trading day after the SpaceX IPO. Three sources said the exchanges cited SEC concerns that launching the products alongside the debut could complicate trading in the closely watched offering.

Matt Markiewicz, head of product and capital markets at Tradr ETFs, said the firm had wanted to begin trading on Friday. Its 2x long and 2x short ETFs are now set to debut Monday on Cboe Global Markets.

The SEC does not respond to requests for comment in the report. A Nasdaq spokesperson declines comment, while Cboe Global Markets and the New York Stock Exchange are not immediately reachable for comment.

Billions in potential assets at stake

Fund issuers seeking SEC approval had hoped to trade in step with SpaceX's market debut, aiming to capture strong early demand around one of the most anticipated IPOs. Market participants say the first weeks of trading could determine who wins a multibillion-dollar contest for investor assets in leveraged single-stock funds.

Markiewicz said these products could eventually hold more than $10 billion in assets. Todd Sohn, an ETF analyst at Strategas, said billions are at stake in the first few weeks alone.

Major providers including Direxion, GraniteShares, ProShares and Defiance plan to launch 2x leveraged long ETFs as soon as they are allowed, based on filings and promotional posts. Simeon Hyman, global investment strategist at ProShares, said investors are still likely to have several ways to gain SpaceX exposure, including passive index products, the stock itself and the leveraged ETF market.

Our earlier coverage of SpaceX’s record-breaking IPO detailed how the company raised $75 billion at $135 per share, implying a roughly $1.77 trillion market capitalization, with shares slated to begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX. We also noted the exceptionally strong demand—especially from retail investors—and how the stock’s post-IPO performance could shape expectations for other major AI-related listings.

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