jh: A buy out can be done in several ways: 1)
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1) A price is put on the take-over stock (let's say FITX @$5 a share) and most people sell on the news.
2) It could be a stock swap
ie: You get a certain amt. of shares of the take over company for each share of l FITX you own.
In most cases people sell their shares, assuming it's really increased in value before the take-over.