[header] How to purchase ipo shares [title] Find brokerage firms in the underwriter syndicate. [step] Some of the largest underwriters of ipos are goldman sachs, credit suisse, merrill lynch, and morgan stanley. The closer you get to the underwriter, the greater your chance of actually getting ipo shares. 
[substeps] The bulk of ipo shares are allocated to institutional investors, such as mutual funds. There typically are very few shares available to individual investors.