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<p>In the context of <a href="page.php?w=stock_market">stock market</a>s, the <b>public float</b> or <b>free float</b> represents the portion of <a href="page.php?w=Share_%28finance%29">shares</a> of a <a href="page.php?w=corporation">corporation</a> that are in the hands of public investors as opposed to locked-in shares held by promoters, company officers, controlling-interest investors, or governments. This number is sometimes seen as a better way of calculating <a href="page.php?w=market_capitalization">market capitalization</a>, because it</p><p>
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