I've been following the various Linux IPO (Initial Public Offering)s and today I see that VA Linux Systems [1] had their IPO today. [2]. Briefly, it IPOed (can you verb a TLA? Can you verb the word “verb?” Whatever … ) at US$30 and opened at US$299. Inbloodysane.
Andover.Net [3] wasn't nearly as inbloodysane.
[2] http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/19991209/bs/markets_valinux_1.html