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I wonder if reverse stock splits are very common. I haven't heard of those very often. Why would a company want to do this? Also to be listed on a stock exchange stocks generally must maintain a certain minimum price per share. What is the threshold?

Reverse stock splits do occur. They are not nearly as common as...

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I wonder if reverse stock splits are very common. I haven't heard of those very often. Why would a company want to do this? Also to be listed on a stock exchange stocks generally must maintain a certain minimum price per share. What is the threshold? The answers to both of these questions are answered here!

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Reverse stock splits do occur. They are not nearly as common as "regular" splits, say 2 for 1s. Companies want to do this because they want fewer shares out there available to the public. Usually this is because they want the stock to become rarer and hence more valuable and since there are fewer shares out there to be bought. So, as you know what occurs ...

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