The SpaceX IPO Will Leave Retail Investors Holding the Bag -- Don't Take the Bait

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Nasdaq-100 are abuzz ahead of SpaceX's debut on June 12.

A flurry of rule changes regarding index inclusion has set retail investors up to fail.

Additionally, the SpaceX prospectus managed to disappoint already low expectations.

Forget about the May inflation report! The most anticipated event of the week, if not the year, is slated for Friday, June 12. This will mark the debut of Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) and space economy conglomerate, SpaceX, which is raising $75 billion with its initial public offering (IPO) .

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) , S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) , Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) , and Nasdaq-100 have been abuzz ahead of this historic event. Aside from raising the bar for the largest-ever cash raise, we've witnessed a flurry of rule changes by brokerages and the committees that oversee index inclusion ahead of SpaceX's public debut.

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But changes aren't always made for the betterment of retail investors. A series of structural shifts on Wall Street, coupled with a SpaceX prospectus that managed to disappoint already low expectations , is poised to leave retail investors holding the bag.

One of the ways Wall Street has failed retail investors ahead of the SpaceX IPO is by altering the inclusion criteria for several major indexes.