Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Latest Breaking News

aquamarina

(1,865 posts)

5. It's not the price that's

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Aug 31, 2020, 04:43 PM

Aug 2020

really important - it’s the number of shares you own.
If you owned 100 shares (Pre-split) you made $100 dollars for every $1 increase in share price.

Today (post-split) you now own 400 shares so every dollar increase earns you $400. That’s a huge gain.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

7 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Apple and Tesla shares surge after stock splits kick in [View all] brooklynite Aug 2020 OP

The Snip Covers Why I'm Surprised ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #1

Its not an identical investment... brooklynite Aug 2020 #2

That Could Happen Anyway ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #3

Nice that they print shares as fast as the Fed prints money bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #4

It's not the price that's aquamarina Aug 2020 #5

It's not the dollar increase per share that's important, it's the percentage. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2020 #6

True - but if you own more shares aquamarina Aug 2020 #7