What does RS stand for?

Reverse Split (stocks)

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If a reverse stock split increases a company's share price to a point where there are fewer restrictions on institutional investors, and the stock becomes marginable, then a company doing a reverse split has added two new potential pools of existing and future investors to the market for its stock, increasing the liquidity and market for its shares.

Down But Not Out: Properly Implementing A Reverse Stock Split And ...

Think of a 1-for-100 reverse split as the equivalent of getting a hundred-dollar bill back for 100 $1 bills.

Meltdown 101: 'Reverse split' reflects GM woes

12 as part of its separation from Time Warner, which should wrap up its own reverse split soon after.

BEWARE THE REVERSE SPLIT

Zareba's Board of Directors, upon recommendation by the Special Committee, has approved a 1-for-250 reverse split of our common stock, such that shareholders owning less than one whole share following the reverse split will receive cash in lieu of fractional interests in the amount equal to $5.

Zareba Systems Announces Filing Schedule 13E-3, Plan to Voluntarily ...

NYSE: SFE), a holding company that builds value in growth-stage life sciences and technology companies, today announced that a previously approved 1-for-6 reverse split of its common stock will take effect on Thursday, August 27, 2009.

Safeguard Scientifics 1:6 Reverse Stock Split to Take Effect August 27

Nasdaq:PHMD) announced today the effectiveness of the reverse split of its common stock in the ratio of 1-for-7.

PhotoMedex Announces Effectiveness of 1-for-7 Reverse Stock Split

75 reverse split of its common stock after the closing of the markets on November 19, 2008.

EMRISE Corporation Completes Reverse Split of Common Stock

11 reverse split which was approved by common stockholders on July 31, 2008.

Porta Systems Corp. Announces New Trading Symbol and the ...