Questions tagged [stocks]
This tag is to be used for any questions related to Stocks. Ideally they should be accompanied by a country tag if relevant. It is discouraged to ask question about a specific stock. However an example can be used to illustrate a point.
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Profit from fractional share math
Let’s say I bought google at 177.02 and then it increased at 185.28. However, I bought google as a fractional share so it’s 88.51. Do I get the profit from a regular share where we do
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Why did NASDAQ show an inaccurate stock price history after the split?
I checked all sources, including Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, and even NASDAQ. They displayed an inaccurate price when compared with the information on the company's own website.
For example, Nvidia'...
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What is the least amount of time i can own a stock to get dividend? [duplicate]
As we should own the stock at the close of trading on the day before the ex-dividend date,
does the extended trading close at 7:59 PM or 11:59 PM.
So buy at 7:59 PM and sell at 8:00 PM
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buy at 11:...
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Explain the types of dividend distribution to me in plain English
On page 34 of "Essay Exam Writing for the California Bar Exam" by Basick Schindler (2nd edition), the book says the following:
Dividends are the distribution of cash, property, or stock ...
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What means Atos SE stock dilution
Lets say I have invested 100euros in ATOS stock on etoro platform.
This message is on internet:
The deal will nevertheless lead to a “massive dilution” of existing shareholders, who are set to hold ...
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Qualified Covered Calls and Naked put positions
Suppose an investor owns 100 shares of the XYZ stock in a qualified covered call position. He is also short puts on the XYZ stock. All of this is down outside of an retirement accounts. He has an ...
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What will happen when option premium rise very high for shorting put?
Suppose the commission is zero for trading stock option such as trading stock in some broker ,and all other fee is zero.There is a put option,exercise price is 2.5 USD, option premium is 2 USD,i have ...
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Does it matter where I'm buying stocks, or only where I'm selling them? (from tax perspective)
I'm a Polish citizen but I live in Thailand since a few years, and currently I have tax residency only in Thailand. I've been buying some S&P 500 stocks here on an international stock exchange, ...
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Why are ETFs so bad at tracking Japanese indices?
ETFs that track American indices are generally very succesful at doing so. An example is Spy5, which has followed S&P 500 very closely since its inception in 2012.
However, any ETF I have found ...
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Nvidia stock split simple question
Can someone explain this to me?
"Each record holder of common stock as of the close of market on Thursday, June 6, 2024, will receive nine additional shares of common stock, to be distributed ...
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When shareholders vested with voting rights cast a vote on a firm's policies, can the firm see who voted and for what, or is the vote anonymous?
When shareholders vested with voting rights cast a vote on a firm's corporate policies (example), can the firm see which shareholders voted and which vote they cast, or is the vote anonymous? I am ...
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Can someone explain to me the best option strategy here?
NOTE: By "covered put" we mean covered by a short position, not a cash-secured put.
I have the following question from my SIE textbook:
If a customer had a large cash position and was ...
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On a call option to get out of a call option contract I have to ask
I sold a call stock option. Now the price of the stock is higher than strike price of option.
To cancel my contact, would I have buy to close the option at the current price?
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Question about order types
I have the following question from my SIE textbook:
ABC stock is currently trading at $63. Julia Miller would like to purchase ABC stock, but not at $63. If the price of ABC stock were to fall to $58 ...
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What happens with a company owned stock (from buyback) when the company is sold entirely
Simplified setup:
Private company,
3 shareholders own respectively 40, 25 and 25% of the shares.
The company bought back some of its shares and now own the remaining 10%.
We find a nice cash buyer, ...
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