The SpaceX Liftoff

It’s SpaceX Day. Today marks the stock market debut of SpaceX in what has become the largest IPO in history, giving the company a valuation approaching $1.8 trillion and potentially making Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. But while investors watch a rocket leave the launchpad, markets back on Earth remain hostage to Middle East headlines. Oil prices continue to swing on every comment regarding Iran, the Strait of Hormuz and the prospects for a lasting ceasefire, while investors insist to price optimism before it becomes reality. Listen to find out more! Ipek Ozkardeskaya has begun her financial career in 2010 in the structured products desk of the Swiss Banque Cantonale Vaudoise. She worked at HSBC Private Bank in Geneva in relation to high and ultra-high net worth clients. In 2012, she started as FX Strategist at Swissquote Bank. She worked as a Senior Market Analyst in London Capital Group in London and in Shanghai. She returned to Swissquote Bank as Senior Analyst in 2020, and launched her own website ipekScope.com in 2025.