Retail investors will get access to SpaceX's IPO—here's what to know before buying

Key points

• Retail investors can expect access to this summer's most anticipated initial public offering — and possibly the largest ever.
• But you may not be able to buy all the shares you want, experts say, and it's not a smart move for all investors.
• Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company SpaceX said that a portion of its shares in its offering would be sold directly through online brokerages, including Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab, according to a prospectus released Wednesday by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
• The firm is reportedly looking to raise up to $75 billion in a June offering, which would make it by far the largest U.S. debut of all time, a title currently held by Alibaba's $22 billion offering in 2014. In general, investors have reason to be enthusiastic about getting in on the proverbial ground floor of a newly public company.
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