Alibaba Files For IPO - Watch Out Amazon and Ebay

Chinese-based internet giant Alibaba registered with the SEC yesterday to go public in the U.S. stock market. The company is valued between $130 billion and $150 billion, give or take a few billion, and could raise up to $20 billion. Brendan Ahern, Managing Director of the Krane Shares China Internet ETF explains the motives behind the offering. Ahern also covers whether investors will go for a name they may be unfamiliar with, even if it is the biggest internet name in China. Subscribe to TheStreetTV on YouTube: http://t.st/TheStreetTV For more content from TheStreet visit: http://thestreet.com Check out all our videos: http://youtube.com/user/TheStreetTV Follow TheStreet on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thestreet Like TheStreet on Facebook: http://facebook.com/TheStreet Follow TheStreet on LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/theStreet Follow TheStreet on Google+: http://plus.google.com/+TheStreet