That may be why people aren't currently buying up the shares available. How many people really want to hold a penny stock until 2014. I know there are a few penny stocks that I would consider doing that with, but how many other investors would? Day traders aren't going to look twice at a stock that isn't going to give them gains in the short term. The one benefit I can see is that you will get to claim long term gains IF everything does work out like you think it will.