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Stock market structure determines how your order gets routed, priced, and filled. These are the terms worth knowing if you want to understand the plumbing inste…
Understand how SEC rules govern order execution and why your broker sends orders to different trading venues.
Public companies maintain investor relations departments to control their narrative with shareholders and analysts. Understanding how IR operates helps investor…
How to calculate and interpret float rotation, share turnover, and related volume metrics for analyzing stock trading activity and ownership dynamics.
Master the mechanics of primary and secondary equity offerings, from IPO proceeds to follow-on issuance, with real dollar examples and SEC filing requirements.
Going public costs more than most investors realize--and the path a company chooses to get there tells you exactly who's getting the best deal. Traditional IPOs…
Calculate market capitalization correctly using shares outstanding and free float, with worked examples showing why these metrics matter for index inclusion and…
Understanding how market makers and wholesalers provide liquidity, execute retail orders, and profit from bid-ask spreads in US equity markets.
Learn how companies return capital to shareholders through dividends and buybacks, and how to calculate total shareholder return for any stock.
How to locate, calculate, and interpret short interest data and days-to-cover ratios for US-listed stocks.
Understand when U.S. stock markets open and close, what triggers trading halts, and how circuit breakers protect markets during extreme volatility.
Retail investors now account for approximately 25% of U.S. equity trading volume, up from 10% in 2010. Understanding how retail and institutional participants d…
The S-1 registration statement contains every material fact about a company going public, from financial statements to risk factors. Learning to read these docu…
Understand the distinct forces that move stock prices across different time horizons, from intraday order flow to long-term earnings growth.
Understand the legal and economic differences between common and preferred shares, including dividend priority, liquidation rights, and conversion mechanics.
The NYSE and Nasdaq each impose minimum financial requirements for companies to list and maintain their stock. Understanding these thresholds helps investors as…
Examining the mechanics of ETF creation and redemption, and how these processes affect trading volume and price discovery in underlying stocks.
When Snap went public in 2017, it sold shares to the public with zero voting rights. Not reduced rights, not proportional rights -- zero. Investors handed over …
Learn how S&P, MSCI, and other index providers construct stock market benchmarks and why their rebalancing decisions move billions in capital.
Corporate insiders face strict trading restrictions around IPOs and earnings. Understanding these constraints helps investors anticipate supply changes and inte…
