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External Links  [?] Citable Version  [?]  Traders consider
splits a positive progression in value and goodwill for
companies and their investors. Corporate executives use stock
splits as marketing and investor relation tools. They know that
stock splits make shareholders feel better and engender a sense
of greater wealth.  Stock Splits is an increase in the number of
outstanding shares of a company's stock, such that proportionate
equity of each shareholder remains the same. This requires
approval from the board of directors and shareholders. A
corporation whose stock price is really good in the share market
could very well use the option of splitting its shares. This
action results in issuing supplementary shares to existing
shareholders. The most common stock split is two-f