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To: swagman who wrote (1674)	9/19/1998 9:15:00 AM
From: Skeeter Bug	Respond to of 3339

swag, outstanding shares (o/s) are the total number of shares that a company has outstanding. it tell you how finely a company has been divided. the more o/s, the less % of the company each share represents. total earnings are divided by this number to get earnings per share or earnings per that slice of the company. the stock price is multiplied by the o/s to get the total market capitalization for the business. btw, being a newbie, please go very slow. watch the market. develop risk reduction strategies. industry, company and time diversify. develop a valuation model. #1 rule is stay away from the micro/small caps (capitalization - remember, 0/s times stock price) w/o any fundamentals. scams are rampant, if not at an all time historical scale. when i began i made some fast and easy bucks following just such a company. it was a total fraud. i took a beating and the education was severe - and expensive. i hope you avoid it. check out mike burke's thread. he's a former fund manager and has what i believe to be an awsome investment mind and system. techstocks.com good luck. investing is modern day warfare. you are your own general. everyone else wants your money. understand the rules and you can be successful.