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What are three U.S. stock exchanges where equities are publicly traded? Why may a stock split not be of great value to existing shareholders? How can a dividend policy be amended to address shareholders' expectations of increasing returns.

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The solution discusses stock exchanges, stock split and dividend policy as it pertains to the United States.

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Three US stock exchanges are NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX.

A stock split may not be of great value to existing shareholders as even though it increases the number of shares held by a shareholder, the overall value of shares remain the same as price of the stock being traded on the exchange is reduced in proportion to the split ratio. For example, if a stock is split into 2 and is being traded at $100 on the exchange, the post split price will become $50. Thus, the total value of the 2 shares held by the shareholder will still remain $100.

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