"In financial markets, a share is a unit used as mutual funds, limited partnerships, and real estate investment trusts. Share capital refers to all of the ...
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shares of an enterprise. The owner of shares in the company is a shareholder (or stockholder) of the corporation. A share is an indivisible unit of capital, expressing the ownership relationship between the company and the shareholder. The denominated value of a share is its face value, and the total of the face value of issued shares represent the capital of a company, which may not reflect the market value of those shares.
The income received from the ownership of shares is a dividend. There are different types of shares such as equity shares, preference shares, deferred shares, redeemable shares, bonus shares, right shares, and employee stock option plan shares." - (en.wikipedia.org 11.10.2021)
