Is it generally wiser to wait for official exchange listings, or can pre-market purchases offer significant advantages?
Of course pre-market purchase allows you to be ahead of everyone meaning you’ve probably gotten the coin or token at a much cheaper price or maybe even for free if you got it from an airdrop
What additional risks should I be aware of when considering pre-market purchases?
You are kind of taking a gamble here in a sense. Of course it is all educated guess but at the end of the day you are still not 100% sure how it will end up. It can be a scam or even if it’s not, there’s no guarantee it will be a success and give you profits.