A stock split is a decision made by a company's board of directors to increase or decrease the number of shares that are outstanding. When a stock split happens, we will provide an updated openQty and avgPrice.
{
"id": "event_c4b2c210-ce32-41d4-a9a1-cfad4fdf191c",
"type": "positions.updated",
"timestamp": "2019-03-29T07:02:33.200962333Z",
"payload": {
"accountID": "272472de-6522-41be-85a6-31af662251dc.1520386265152",
"accountNo": "DWFE000039",
"userID": "272472de-6522-41be-85a6-31af662251dc",
"updateReason": "STOCK_SPLIT",
"previous": {
"costBasis": 2.8,
"openQty": 1,
"symbol": "CPLP",
"avgPrice": 2.8
},
"current": {
"costBasis": 2.8,
"openQty": 2,
"symbol": "CPLP",
"avgPrice": 1.4
}
}
}
In this example there was a 2:1 stock split where the customers openQty and avgPrice was adjusted to match this split.