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Can we add that it is often used in Executive Compensation
And that the price at the start and end of the period is often averaged over a period e.g. using a 5 day Volume Weighted Average Price
And that care needs to be taken to ensure the start and end dates are consistent if they are near an ex-dividend date (both should either be cum-dividend or ex-dividend or the period return is distorted