Shares are the units of the ownership of a company, usually traded on the stock market. They are also known as stocks or equities.<\/span><\/p>\n The total number of outstanding shares in a company is equal to its value on the market, or its market cap.<\/span><\/p>\n Trading them mean buying and selling a portion of a company on a share market (or a stock exchange).<\/span><\/p>\n Each share has value. The value of a share is determined by the company\u2019s present performance. Future performance can impact share price as well. <\/span><\/p>\n It is possible to make money when their price increases and you sell your shares, and when a company pays a dividend. When you trade them you\u2019re buying and selling a portion of a company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A share is a unit of ownership in a company, mutual fund, financial asset, or trust. Buying them in a company provide the shareholder with equity in that company. <\/span><\/p>\n Because you own a part of the company, as a shareholder you\u2019re are entitled to a portion of the profits it makes, and these are paid out as dividends. This dividend income can be one of the ways in which they generate returns for their holders.<\/span><\/p>\n Shares are issued by the company in question and sold to investors for cash in an \u2018initial public offer\u2019 or \u2018float\u2019. After this initial sale, shares are then bought and sold on the stock market, unless bought back by the company at a point in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n Each share has value. The value of a share is determined by the company\u2019s present performance. Future performance can impact share price as well. You can make money when a share price increases and you sell your shares, and when a company pays a dividend.<\/span><\/p>\n What is the difference between share and stock?<\/span><\/p>\n The stock<\/span><\/i> is a general term used to describe the ow<\/span>nership certificates of any company. <\/span><\/p>\n And <\/span>shares<\/span><\/i> refer\u00a0to the ownership certificates of a particular company. <\/span><\/p>\n So, if investors say they own stocks, they are generally referring to their overall ownership in one or more companies.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" DEFINITION of Shares Shares are the units of the ownership of a company, usually traded on the stock market. They are also known as stocks or equities. WHAT IT IS IN ESSENCE The total number of outstanding shares in a company is equal to its value on the market, or its market cap. Trading them […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7214,"parent":3046,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3556","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nWHAT IT IS IN ESSENCE<\/b><\/h4>\n
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