so indexes can just change the rules when SpaceX shows up?
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· June 07, 2026 at 04:47
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The part that annoys me is how casual everyone is acting about this.
Like… almost every index suddenly being willing to tweak the “number of trading days” rule just so SpaceX can be added faster feels insane to me. Maybe I’m missing something, idk, but weren’t these rules supposed to exist so the process didn’t become “well this company is huge and everyone wants exposure, so let’s just speedrun it”?
And yeah, I get it. SpaceX is SpaceX. It’s not some random SPAC with a shiny deck and vibes. People want it in. Funds want it in. Anyone tracking those indexes probably doesn’t want to be the last one buying after the price already went stupid.
But still. If the index rules are flexible the second a big enough name appears, then what are we even pretending here? Rules for normal companies, exceptions for the cool ones?
Anyway maybe this is just how markets always work and I’m late to noticing it. Wouldn’t be the first time. But it feels like the kind of thing everyone would be yelling about if it were a less beloved company. With SpaceX people just shrug and go “yeah makes sense.”
Am I overreacting or is this actually kind of sketchy?