Here's how Apple's four-for-one stock split works

Monday at end of trading is a key deadline for full participation in Apple's four-for-one stock split. Here's how it works, and what you need to know about the August 24 start of the process, and completion on August 31. Announced as part of Apple's quarterly results on July 30, Apple's Board of Directors approved a four-for-one stock split, with the intention of making the stock "more accessible to a broader base of investors." The split will considerably increase the number of common shares in...