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What is a stock split?
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A stock split is when a company increases the number of its outstanding shares to boost the stock's liquidity.
Although the number of shares outstanding increases, there is no change to the company's total market capitalization as the price of each share will split as well.
The most common split ratios are 2-for-1 or 3-for-1, which means every single share before the split will turn into multiple shares after the split.
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