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JustABozoOnThisBus

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

Reply to aquamarina (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 31, 2020, 04:48 PM

Aug 2020

A stock split shouldn't impact the total value of one investor's holdings.

Apple and Tesla stock price has been rising, pre-split and post-split. It's hard to say whether today's increase was due to a split, or just another day of trading.

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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