Ubisoft offering to split (s)hares at annual meeting
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Aug 18th 2008 at 3:15PM }
We checked with analyst extraordinaire Michael Pachter to find out what this stock split means. Poking his head up from charts and graphs – flicking his abacus a few times just for show – he simply said, "It's not really a big deal." Pachter explains that commissions are higher if an investor buys fewer than 100 shares so: 100 shares at €65 requires €6500 in funds, or around $10,000. Since individual investors don't like investing that much in a single stock, by splitting the stock, the cost of 100 shares is cut to around $5000.
That explained, Pachter turned his attention with giddy anticipation to the crystal ball he just received from Mystics 'R' Us in Eastern Europe and concluded, "It's really that simple."
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F1 @ Aug 18th 2008 3:19PM
http://paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PSS/PSS734210XL_500.jpeg
Simple.
juju187 @ Aug 18th 2008 4:19PM
+1 for picture explanation
dark_inchworm @ Aug 18th 2008 3:19PM
image = lollarity
Jakka - The Heavy wants his sandwich back! @ Aug 18th 2008 3:22PM
1.Axe Raving Rabbids
2.Develop a REAL Rayman Sequel.
3.Make Millions.
How do you like my plan Ubisoft?
Mr Khan @ Aug 18th 2008 3:51PM
Raving Rabbids is the reason that a new Real Rayman doesn't exist
Equally, however, it IS the reason that BGE2 exists, since the guy who creates both was mad about having Real Rayman axed.
Jakka - The Heavy wants his sandwich back! @ Aug 18th 2008 4:20PM
BEG...now I really need to play this game, even though I took Psychonauts as a target first.I'm on the Milkman Level now and it's fucking crazy.
Also, in my defence I've always looked for BEG at shops & second-hand but they never had it anywhere.But as soon as I'm done with Psch I'll either Steam or Ebay it with torrents being my last resort.
PS: Also Michel Ancel wasn't making Rayman 3 and it was still a great game.Ubi could revive the franchise but I guess that wouldn't be as profitable as Rabbids. Still hooray for BGE2!
John Z @ Aug 18th 2008 3:39PM
We might think it's silly, but rest assured, those shareholders will be laughing all the way to the BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!nk.
Jakka - The Heavy wants his sandwich back! @ Aug 18th 2008 3:40PM
Or HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!spital in the WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!mbulance if they decide to announce a new Rabbids game!
ice~ @ Aug 18th 2008 3:45PM
I want my SC: Conviction!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guzzie @ Aug 18th 2008 3:57PM
Bring back Tonic Trouble.
Please Ubi?
Mr.ESC @ Aug 18th 2008 5:28PM
Wait they develop Tonic trouble,I liked that game back in the day.
Second that.
Bouille @ Aug 18th 2008 5:47PM
Hey Ubi! Prince of Persia WITH rewind time feature plox?
thispaceforsale @ Aug 18th 2008 4:23PM
pachter is right, there was a time, due to brokerage fees, that stock splitting mattered. This is no longer the case with online brokerages offering $5 trades- or free trade even. To the small investor, stock splitting still does matter- Berkshire shares are inaccessible to most people because the stock did not split.
But 10 shares at $60 or 20 shares at $30 is the same money.
db26 @ Aug 18th 2008 6:31PM
There is also a big psychological difference between trading cheaper and more expensive stocks. And around $60 is usually that mark. I'd say this effects the day-trader more so than anyone else. The investor won't really care about this split.
Mr.ESC @ Aug 18th 2008 5:31PM
The rabbids are awesome but Ubi ports are abusing of them, so one call PETA FGS (I know they aren't real).
I want a new and properly done Prince of Persia, Tonic Trouble and a Rayman platformer with the rabbids. I know ubi isn’t there to make my dreams come true but never forget that Ubi likes my money.
Alzheimers @ Aug 19th 2008 11:23AM
"Since individual investors don't like investing that much in a single stock, by splitting the stock, the cost of 100 shares is cut to around $5000."
Or, they can just buy 50 shares, and still spend $5000.