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Noun Concept
Categories: Fundamental analysis, Corporate finance, Public sphere, Stock market
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float  public float  free float  free-float
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The number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public WordNet 3.0
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The number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In the context of stock markets, the public float or free float represents the portion of shares of a corporation that are in the hands of public investors as opposed to locked-in shares held by promoters, company officers, controlling-interest investors, or governments. Wikipedia
The total number of shares publicly owned and available for trading, after subtracting restricted shares from the total outstanding shares Wikipedia Disambiguation
An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange. Wiktionary
Finance: offering of shares to the public. Wiktionary (translation)
An estimate of the proportion of shares of a public company that are not held by large owners and that are not stock with sales restrictions. Wiktionary
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