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How does a public company issue new shares without diluting the value held by existing shareholders?

When a public company issues new shares, the total number of shares traded in a secondary market goes up. Assuming there is no change in the fundamentals of the company and the profitability, I would ...
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Is there a resource that lists the shareholders of a public company?

Is there a resource that lists the shareholders of a public company, preferably if it included the quantity of shares each shareholder owns. Something like eTrade's "Insider Activity" tab when ...
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Bidding/Asking Fraction of a cent

I know that stocks below $1.00 can be traded to 4 decimal places, but is that possible for stocks above $1.00? On a list order transactions, one can find prices like $2.2801 despite most ecn brokers ...
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How does a small worker co-op track/manage stocks/shares

I'm considering converting my small business into a worker co-op where all employees are also owners of the company, and I'm wondering how each worker's share (e.g. in the case of preferred stock) and ...
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Is there a free, online stock screener for UK stocks?

Does anyone know if there is a free online Stock Screener for UK stocks, expecially for the companies in the FTSE100? Something similar to the Stock Screener created by Google Finance, which seems to ...
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UK Stocks & Shares ISA - Annual maintenance charge

I've been thinking about starting a UK Stocks & Shares based ISA. I am planning on using my Banking company to start the ISA with. I understand that they have a 2% annual maintenance charge for ...
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Investement for beginners in the United Kingdom

Apologies if this question has been asked elsewhere. I live in the UK and earn a decent salary. I have never invested in shares or stocks, or bought a government bond. But I have recently started ...
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Why is it not a requirement for companies to pay dividends?

I know next to nothing about finance and money, so I'm working towards becoming financially literate. I'm currently reading articles about stocks on Investopedia. An article states, Common shares ...