Floating stock is the number of public shares a company has available for trading on the open market. It's not the total shares a company offers, as it excludes closely held and restricted stocks. A stock's float just tells you how many shares can be bought or sold at the present time.
What is the difference between Market float and free float?
The market float is the total number of shares of a stock that are outstanding and available for trading. The free float is the number of shares that insiders do not hold. The float of a stock is the number of shares available in the market. Another way to describe the float is the number of shares trading in the market.
What is the difference between shares outstanding and float?
Shares outstanding are the total shares of stock a company has. It includes the restricted and closely held shares, as well as the ones available for trade, whereas float refers only to the number of shares available for trading.
Are high float stocks easy to predict?
High float stocks are a little easier to predict as well. Especially around earnings season. Remember to always wait until after earnings reports to buy in for a great swing trade. The key thing to remember as a trader is that you’re looking for the public float. Outstanding shares include the number of restricted shares a company issues.
