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Re:Berkshire Hathaway’s stock price is too high for Nasdaq c... by quickthrowman on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @03:29PM (#27054522)
There are no exchange traded options on BRK.A, lending shares to be shorted gives you interest on the total $ value, not the number of shares. Neither of these are the reason for not splitting.
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Re:Berkshire Hathaway’s stock price is too high for Nasdaq c... by ric2b on Thursday May 13, 2021 @06:53AM (#27140695)
Aren't options contracts standardized on 100 shares? That would definitely make a difference.
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