@abc xyz As a youth myself as well as being relatively new to the stock market, I can relate to the steep learning curve which I have experienced —IPO's, Buybacks, OFS etc were an entirely new concept for me as well. It's interesting to observe the current trend in India where the youth are increasingly drawn to the business sector, stock market, etc. This shift is definitely bringing the youth in stock market and in other instruments of investment.
But I will have to say that despite gaining some knowledge about IPO's and other instruments and staying informed, I realize there’s still so much more to learn and achieve in this space.
On another note, I wasn't able to participate in an OFS because my broker doesn't support this feature, and I’m hesitant to switch to other brokers due to their annual fees or lack of reputation that makes me uncomfortable to trust them.
P.S. I started my investment journey from a very young age between 15 ~ 18yrs of age (Now my age is diff). Actually 12 if I look at non-stock related investment. My father allowed me to use his credentials for the investment journey and later on I opened my own account for my daily investments. Further I always used my own money to invest as I didn't feel it fair to use my parents money to invest in such high risk products and I should also have some skin in the game to feel the heat in the end of the day. Atleast by the grace of god, I didn't made any loss yet 😅
And CG forum has been very insightful for me and helped me learned a lot.