The ideal first-day gains are typically around 20% to 30%, many bankers who work on deals say. Bullish closed the day at $68, giving it a market capitalization of roughly $10 billion. Its stock, which trades under the symbol “BLSH,” was temporarily paused after it began trading.

August is typically a quiet month for IPOs, but this year, Bullish, Figma and Firefly Aerospace have ignited the new-issues market.

A Stellar Debut for Bullish Bullish (NYSE:BLSH) is a cryptocurrency exchange that is backed by Peter Thiel. It made a thunderous entrance into the public markets with its initial public offering (IPO) yesterday,