Investing before an IPO: As NSE, Jio Platforms prepare to list, five early investors reveal the rewards, risks, and patience required

ET Wealth spoke to five investors who bought NSE shares long before the IPO became a certainty. Their stories are a reminder of the opportunities as well as the traps of this market. The five journeys chronicled above have a common thread: NSE has been the wealth creator. The earliest institutional-style buyers did even better.