When you have the guts and money !!
Until Facebook has its IPO, then allows its stock to be optioned, you can't.
Facebook is a privately traded company so you cannot buy stock or obtain stock unless you are employed by Facebook.
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No, atleast not at the present time. Facebook has not yet filed for an IPO (Initial Public Offering) which is where a company sells a stake of the company to the public, to be publicly traded. A company does this to raise cash.
If you believe it will be a good investment in the long run, the decisions all up to you.
when facebook opens on wednesday what is the stock symbol going to be
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Buy is that time is right to buy the stock NOW. Accumulate is that if you hold the stock keep it but be vigilant about the right time to get more; eg. time is not right to buy immediately but it is a good stock and keep and eye for an opportunity to buy (e.g suddent price drop)
Facebook stock is not currently traded publically. Some employees do have shares of stock and are selling them, but there is no set value for a share of stock.
This question makes no sense. They don't have a stock "market." but assuming you're asking why they have a stock, listed on NASDAQ, btw...the answer is that they're a business. Like Google, Yahoo!, Orbitz and other Web companies that have stock listings, Facebook too wants you to buy shares of what they do today with it in mind of what you think they'll become.
A good time to buy United Airlines stock would be right before a big holiday such as Christmas. The stock in United Airlines will likely rise during this time and then can be sold for more after the holidays.
No one knows yet, and I wouldn't buy any of it anyway. Facebook's whole revenue stream depends on advertising, and Internet advertising can be blocked. (Google "facebook ad blockers.") Plus, it's a social network, and social networking sites come and go.