Donald Trump’s social media platform Fact Social (DJT) surged greater than 30% in its first day of buying and selling on the Nasdaq (^IXIC).Shares of Trump Media & Know-how Group, Fact Social’s mum or dad firm, had been buying and selling above $65 underneath the ticker image “DJT,” Trump’s initials, simply after the market open Tuesday.The corporate merged with particular goal car Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC) in a deal authorized by shareholders final week. Previous to the merger, DWAC had been on the general public market since 2021.Fact Social was based by Trump after he was kicked off main social media apps like Fb and, Twitter, the platform now generally known as X, following the Jan. 6 Capitol riots in 2021. He has since been reinstated on the platforms.Trump will keep a roughly 60% stake in Fact Social, or almost 79 million shares. That valuation might surge to greater than $3 billion relying on buying and selling ranges.The merger comes as the previous president faces a $454 million fraud penalty and grapples with a marketing campaign fundraising shortfall as he gears up for a 2024 presidential rematch towards present commander-in-chief Joe Biden.However Trump must wait earlier than cashing in his shares.In accordance with the phrases of the merger, stakeholders are topic to a six-month lockup interval earlier than promoting or transferring shares. The one exception could be if the corporate’s board votes to make a particular dispensation.In accordance with an SEC submitting from Digital World, Trump Media misplaced $49 million within the first 9 months of final yr and introduced in $3.4 million in income.As Yahoo Finance’s Rick Newman identified, brief curiosity in DWAC inventory — bets that the inventory value will fall fairly than rise — was about 11% of excellent shares. To notice, common brief curiosity in public corporations sits within the 3% to 4% vary.Alexandra Canal is a Senior Reporter at Yahoo Finance. Comply with her on X @allie_canal, LinkedIn, and e mail her at alexandra.canal@yahoofinance.com.Story continuesFormer President Donald Trump awaits the beginning of a pre-trial listening to along with his protection crew at Manhattan felony, Monday, March 25, 2024, in New York. A choose will weigh on Monday when the previous president will go on trial. (AP Photograph/Mary Altaffer, Pool) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Click on right here for the newest inventory market information and in-depth evaluation, together with occasions that transfer stocksRead the newest monetary and enterprise information from Yahoo Finance