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GlossaryStocks & Shares

Outstanding Shares

The total number of a company's shares currently held by all investors, used to calculate market cap and EPS.

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beginnerStocks & Shares

Stock Splits: Share Counts, Prices and Ownership

Work through forward and reverse stock splits, reconcile share counts and ownership, and separate mechanical price adjustments from investment returns.

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