
Conservative cable news channel Newsmax's NMAX.N shares set to open up to 40% above their offer price in their debut on New York Stock Exchange on Monday
Stock recently indicated to open between $12 and $14 apiece vs $10 offer price
Florida-based NMAX sold 7.5 mln shares to raise $75 mln in its offering under Regulation A+, or "mini-IPO", which is a scaled-down version of the traditional IPO
At IPO price, NMAX fetched a $1.28 billion valuation
*NMAX is the latest conservative-focused company to have gone public in New York in the last few years, joining the likes of Truth Social-parent Trump Media & Technology DJT.O and video-sharing platform Rumble RUM.O
Founded in 1998 as a digital media brand by journalist Christopher Ruddy, NMAX entered cable news market in 2014
In February, NMAX raised $225 million in private placement