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# Stock split (US)
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/stock-split
Last modified: 2026-10-17

A stock split divides each share into several, so a 10-for-1 split turns one $1,000 share into ten $100 shares at the same company value; Nvidia split 10-for-1 in June 2024. It changes a stock's weight in the [price-weighted Dow](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/us-stock-market-explained), and a contract with no expiry has to [be adjusted by somebody on split day](https://mochatrade.com/support/what-is-a-perpetual-contract-and-does-it-expire).

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- ADR (American Depositary Receipt): https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/adr
- Market capitalization: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/market-capitalization
- ETF creation and redemption: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/etf-creation-and-redemption
- Pre-IPO stocks: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/pre-ipo-stocks
- Fractional shares: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/fractional-shares
- Closing auction (official close): https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/closing-auction