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What is PRESPLIT Activity In My Account and What is a Stock Split?

PRESPLIT activity indicates that a security you hold (for example, a stock or ETF) is undergoing or underwent a stock split. A reverse stock split occurs when the issuer of a security reduces the number of outstanding shares and increases the corresponding value of each post-split share. Alternatively, a regular stock split is when the issuer increases the number of shares and reduces the corresponding value of each post-split share. Neither generally impact the total value of the security being split. These are involuntary events and it may take a few days for an account to reflect updates to the shares held and corresponding market value. Transactions in the impacted security before the split may reflect with a PRESPLIT notation.

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The Week Ahead on Wall Street

Some of the biggest stories last week revolved around a historic oil price drop on Monday and the signing of another $484 billion coronavirus relief bill.

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