The decision to buy 10 shares of a stock depends on various factors such as the stock's performance, your financial goals, and risk tolerance. It is important to research the stock, consider your investment strategy, and consult with a financial advisor before making a decision.
It depends on the company stock you wish to buy. The minimum amount that can be invested in the stock marketvaries from country to country. For example: In India the minimum investment in the stock market is Rs. 500/- You cannot buy or sell shares when your trade's net worth is less than 500. For ex: if I want to buy 20 shares of ABC company whose price is Rs. 10/- per share I will not be allowed to do it. I must buy a minimum of 50 shares if ABC company in order to make my total trade value atleast Rs. 500.
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Usually when a stock splits, the investor is left with more number of stock units than what he held before. If a stock of face value Rs. 10 declares a split of 1:10 it means that the new face value will be Rs. 1 and the investor will have 10 times the number of shares when compared to what he had previously. So if he held 100 shares before the split, he will have 1000 shares now. Also the share's market price will come down correspondingly and the investor can buy more shares from the market at a reasonable price.
Some times a corporation would like to pay out a dividend but they just don't have the money. They could pay what is called a stock dividend. For instants they could pay out one share for every 10 shares you already have. When they do this you are not really gaining anything, because it usually means that the stock shares are worth 10% less. But at least it makes people feel good, when they get that stock certificate in the mail. Some times a corp. will give you a choice. You can take a dividend check or more stock. One more thing. Sometimes you do not get a stock certificate for the additional shares. Some times they are put on a statement and the shares are held for you.
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It depends on the company stock you wish to buy. The minimum amount that can be invested in the stock marketvaries from country to country. For example: In India the minimum investment in the stock market is Rs. 500/- You cannot buy or sell shares when your trade's net worth is less than 500. For ex: if I want to buy 20 shares of ABC company whose price is Rs. 10/- per share I will not be allowed to do it. I must buy a minimum of 50 shares if ABC company in order to make my total trade value atleast Rs. 500.
seal says astra corporation Massachusetts 1961 common stock #7821
171.60
Stock split means to increase the existing number of shares to more shares for example if a person has 10 shares and company announce stock split for 2 for 1 it means the person who has 10 shares will have now 20 shares of the same price. it doesnot change the total value of shares investment but change the value per share.
Usually when a stock splits, the investor is left with more number of stock units than what he held before. If a stock of face value Rs. 10 declares a split of 1:10 it means that the new face value will be Rs. 1 and the investor will have 10 times the number of shares when compared to what he had previously. So if he held 100 shares before the split, he will have 1000 shares now. Also the share's market price will come down correspondingly and the investor can buy more shares from the market at a reasonable price.
Some times a corporation would like to pay out a dividend but they just don't have the money. They could pay what is called a stock dividend. For instants they could pay out one share for every 10 shares you already have. When they do this you are not really gaining anything, because it usually means that the stock shares are worth 10% less. But at least it makes people feel good, when they get that stock certificate in the mail. Some times a corp. will give you a choice. You can take a dividend check or more stock. One more thing. Sometimes you do not get a stock certificate for the additional shares. Some times they are put on a statement and the shares are held for you.
They buy shares of a company's stock. Each individual stock is ownership within that company. What they actually buy in terms of types of companies is totally dependent upon their individual preferences. That may be a tech company like Apple, a health company like Johnson & Johnson, or a motor vehicle company. Each company's stock has an individual price based on company performances, earnings, market trends and other factors. When you finally buy a company's stock whether 1 or 1,000,000, you own a portion of that company. The total value if your investment is stock price * number of shares. So if you buy 1,000,000 shares at $10 your total value is $10,000,000. The price of a stock will fluctuate up and down and the value of your investment will reflect that.
The price of the original stock in 1976 was between $1.00 and $1.20. The stock has split 2 for 1 4 times and 3 for 1 since then so there would be 480 shares now. 10x2, 20x2, 40x2, 80x2 160x3 = 480. The current price of GE (10/17/07) is around $41.00. If my calculations are right, the original investment of about $11.00 would now be worth $19,680.
The smallest number of shares you can buy is one. However, since a share may be worth 30p and the cost of buying the share through a transaction provider may be £10, that clearly would be a false economy.
The board of directors for a company will announce that they have decided to buy back their own shares from the current outstanding shares and then retiring those shares. A Company may do this for several reasons but the main reason is to increase the value of the stock price for the share holders. If a company has 10 million outstanding shares and a current stock price of $5/share (keep in mind the market cap would be $50 million). The company announces that the board has authorized the repurchase of 5 million shares. Then the company will typically buy those shares back throughout the year(or whatever time frame) reducing the outstanding shares to 5 million from the initial 10 million. Let's say that miraculously the company was able to purchase all 5 million shares at $5/share. So they spend $50 million buying back the stock. If I was wealthy shareholder and own 1 million shares of the company then before the buyback I owned 10%(my shares / total outstanding shares....1 milliion/10million) of the company. After the buyback there are now 5 million shares so I own 20% (1 million / 5 million) of the company. If the stock remains at $10/share after the buyback then the the market cap is now 25 million, but if shareholders thought the value of company was worth 50 million before the only thing that has changed after the buyback is the number of outstanding shares. So that means the price should increase to make the market cap go back up. So the idea is when a company buys back stock they increase the value of each share to the shareholder by increasing their ownership in the company. In our case the price of the stock should now be $10/share making the market cap 50 million again ($10/share x 5 million shares = $50 million). So buybacks are an alternative to dividends as a method for a company to return value to the shareholders.
About the stupidest thing you can buy. A stock future is a contract in which you will buy or sell securities for a certain amount on a certain date. The risk is very certain: if you buy a futures contract to purchase 100 shares of Acme for $20 per share on September 1, and Acme's selling at $10 on September 1, you immediately lose $1000. Buying an option's different: if you buy a call for 100 shares of Acme at $20 and it's $10 on September 1, you just let the option expire.