Units for measuring corporate ownership.
Units for measuring corporate ownership.
Questions tagged [shares]
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Should I set a stop loss for long term investments?
I know stop losses are very important for managing risks.
I would like to buy shares that I plan to hold for at least 5-10 years.
Should I consider putting a stop loss on these stocks? If so, how would I go about deciding what is a realistic stop…
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How do public-company buyouts work?
I'm looking at the impending buyout of Dell and wondering how it works in practice.
My understanding is that most public companies' shares are owned by individuals, or groups of individuals through a mutual fund or retirement plan.
So in this case,…
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What is the correct term to describe (shares owned * share value)?
A really simple question.
What is the correct term to describe (shares owned * share value) ?
I do not mean market capitalization, I mean if I as an individual person multiply shares owned * individual share value I will get a number. What is that…
Dave
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Why doesn't share movement match difference between open and close?
Can someone explain why in the screenshot the opening price is $245 and the closing price is $251 (a difference of $6+) but the green text shows the movement as only +$1.38?
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We found share certificates of the Preferred stock from Waconia Creamery Association Waconia MN first one dated 1943 -1958. Are they worth anything?
Waconia Creamery Association gave the farmers that sold milk to the creamery shares in the business. It might have been a Co-op. We think the creamery was part of Waconia Farm Supply. Later it was sold to possibly United Farm Supply.
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How common are shareholders' clubs and 'fidelity bonuses'?
I was wondering:
How common are shareholders' clubs outside France? In France, at least a dozen of the CAC 40 companies have such clubs, where they offer various advantages like museum / concert tickets, price reductions on their shops, etc. (e.g.…
user57429
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Buying shares of double-listed companies
For double listed companies, does it make any difference on which exchange I buy the shares ?
Often, a company in emerging market, say Brasil is listed in Sao Paulo, and then in New York.
Does it make any difference for me, a small investor, where I…
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Did the US Government Vote as a GM Shareholder?
The US government owned and then sold shares of General Motors (http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/12/09/government-treasury-gm-general-motors-tarp-bailout-exit-sale/3925515/ ). Did the US government ever vote as a shareholder of GM?
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If a company I bought stock in was de-listed but is now listed again under a new symbol, what happened to my shares?
I bought some shares from a company that had one of the first accounting make up scandals. After that the company was forbidden to operate for some years. I've forgotten of those shares. But now I saw they´re again at Nasdaq with another symbol.…
Ester
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Company taken over by new owners, how?
More than 10 years ago I was working in, and a part owner of, a company that was traded on the OTC BB. Specifically, my shares were restricted shares under SEC Rule 144, and the shares were not in any online account that I had access to. Long story…
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Why "50% plus one share" instead of "more than 50%"?
As far as I know, some legal definitions of shareholder majority are expressed in terms of "50% of the shares plus 1 share". Why not simply "more than 50%" or perhaps "an amount of full shares that exceed 50%"?
In an extreme example, let's say a…
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Long term investment - Is a stop loss required
Hi I'm planning on buying some US shares for the long term. Of course there may have some spikes and and I was wondering on a long term investment a Stop Loss is needed.
As US is in a bull market the stock in question should also rise though I…
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What is the purpose of a Share owner services?
Specifically, I have some stock shares that were inherited that are being held with Wells Fargo Shareowner Services.
What purpose do they serve that they have to hold onto it when I could easily hold them in my own account?
Lanet Rino
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What's the benefit of buying shares in a wholly owned subsidiary if you own parent company stock?
I assumed the success of the subsidiary would be reflected in the share price of the parent company?
I own shares in a parent company that has a wholly owned subsidiary(a graphite mining company) that is going public in June. They say "shareholders…
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When (if) I should consider cashing in (selling) shares to realize capital gains?
Are there any rules of thumb for when to 'walk with your chips' and realize gains made on stock?
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