The free market dictates the price of every publicly traded company’s stock. All share prices exist at the intersection of what the seller is willing to accept and what the buyer is willing to pay.

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Stock splits are less common than they used to be, as fractional shares have negated their effect. However, fractional shares aren't available to every investor, especially outside the U.S. Still, ...