How to buy Ocugen shares

Ocugen, Inc is a biotechnology business with stocks listed in the US. Ocugen shares (OCGN) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was US$8.72 – a decrease of 0.11% over the previous week. Here's how to invest if you're based in Australia.

How to buy shares in Ocugen

1. Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares in a US company from Australia you'll need to find a trading platform that offers access to US stock markets. If you're just starting out, look for a platform with low brokerage and foreign exchange fees.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Ocugen. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: OCGN. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Ocugen reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of US$8.72, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Ocugen, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Ocugen. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

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Shorting Ocugen shares

There are currently 43.0 million Ocugen shares held short by investors – that's known as Ocugen's "short interest". This figure is 12.9% up from 38.1 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Ocugen shares can be evaluated.

Ocugen's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Ocugen's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Ocugen shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Ocugen shares traded daily (recently around 79.6 million). Ocugen's SIR currently stands at 0.54. In other words for every 100,000 Ocugen shares traded daily on the market, roughly 540 shares are currently held short.

However Ocugen's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Ocugen shares, or, against the total number of tradable Ocugen shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Ocugen's short interest could be expressed as 0.22% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Ocugen shares in existence, roughly 220 shares are currently held short) or 0.2227% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Ocugen shares, roughly 223 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Ocugen.

Find out more about how you can short Ocugen stock.

Ocugen share dividends

We're not expecting Ocugen to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Ocugen's shares ever split?

Ocugen's shares were split on a 1:60 basis on 29 September 2019. So if you had owned 60 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Ocugen shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 5900% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Ocugen shares which in turn could have impacted Ocugen's share price.

Ocugen overview

Ocugen, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the developing gene therapies to cure blindness diseases. The company's pipeline product includes OCU400, a novel gene therapy product candidate restoring retinal integrity and function across a range of genetically diverse inherited retinal diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa and leber congenital amaurosis; OCU410, gene therapy candidate for the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD); and OCU200, a novel fusion protein that is in preclinical development stage for the treatment of diabetic macular edema, diabetic retinopathy, and wet AMD. Ocugen, Inc. has a strategic partnership with CanSino Biologics Inc. for gene therapy co-development and manufacturing; and Bharat Biotech for the commercialization of COVAXIN in the United States market. The company is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Ocugen is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 2.495% of Ocugen shares are held by insiders and 12.518% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Ocugen?

  Ocugen's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Ocugen based?

  Ocugen's address is: 263 Great Valley Parkway, Malvern, PA, United States, 19355

• What is Ocugen's ISIN number?

  Ocugen's international securities identification number is: US67577C1053

• What is Ocugen's CUSIP number?

  Ocugen's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 43358V109