Here, as in cars and airline tickets, the middleman seems to have captured the float.
Last time we looked, Ridge and other insiders owned only 15% of the float.
In March short interest peaked at 800, 000 shares -- equal to 13%of the float.
At the other end, reinsurance, the insuring of insurers, the float can last decades.
Or buy an insurance company and then apply your investment skills to investing the float?
However, after Jewish leaders took the issue to court and the float was banned.
The current short interest as a percentage of the float for Family Dollar Stores sits at 3.2%.
The current short interest as a percentage of the float for Tibco Software is notable at 3.4%.
The shares have sunk below the float price and were trading at less than euro10 last week.
Short interest in CVC has fallen since the beginning of the year to about 2% of the float.
Sceptics argue that there are two other reasons for the float, both of which should raise red flags.
The current short interest as a percentage of the float for Finish Line is rather high at 10.2%.
Volume on the stock, though, was more than 6 times the float on Wednesday, at about 11.45 million.
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To show their dismay at this decision, Viradouro used the float to focus on freedom of speech instead.
For that privilege, banks have found many ways to extract extra charges while paying nothing for the float.
Below the surface, the glider converts wave motion into forward thrust to tow the float no fuel, no fuss.
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In December and November, more than 30% of the float was sold short.
There is just time to return to the float that bore her through the parade to pose on her throne.
Like Buffett, Watsa understands how a smart investor can exploit the float.
Unidos do Viradouro came seventh after changing the float into a free speech exhibit featuring gagged men and women in white robes.
These finance companies earned millions of dollars through unusually high fees, high-interest loans and the float (the working capital they handled for their clients).
One, stock prices get so expensive that even at zero interest rates corporate America stops shrinking the float and begins selling shares big time.
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The float of 1.2 million shares on the London Stock Exchange was a disappointment, however, because more than half of the available shares went unsold.
The other thing that happens is that if there is a so-called control holding and it doesn't trade freely, that's not part of the float.
Many insurance companies even operate at or near an underwriting loss and expect to make up profits on its investment portfolio by reinvesting the float.
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Today, the yamahoko parade is a representative urban summer festival showcasing the creative spirit and artistry of the float-building districts and providing entertainment for the entire city.
As insiders and venture capital investors head for the exits, expect more shares to come onto the market, and the float or the shares available for active trading will increase.
Eight hundred million shares (35% of the float) entered the open market for FB yesterday, and many speculators posited that the wave of new supply would weigh on the stock.
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