If that's the case, this is the rare case for your money to actually go to the company. Unless you're buying shares "directly" from the company (ignoring the m

If that's the case, this is the rare case for your money to actually go to the company. Unless you're buying shares "directly" from the company (ignoring the middle-man for now), the company never sees your money. So if you want to do that, now's the time (or if you think they'll have another public offering in the future, wait, I guess).