Stock float refers to shares available for public trading, excluding insider and restricted stocks. Smaller floats can cause high volatility and price shifts as seen in GameStop's 2021 squeeze.

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Float-adjusted market cap, unlike regular market cap, takes into account only free-floating shares in the calculation of company value. What Is Float-Adjusted Market Capitalization? Float-Adjusted vs.

The stockmarket regulator yesterday formed a committee to set the definition of “free float”, as a new index to be introduced on the bourses would be based on free float or tradable shares of listed ...