Stock Market
How does the stock market work? If the idea of investing in the stock market scares you, you are not alone. People with very limited experience in investing in stocks are afraid of horror stories in which the average investor will lose 50% of the value of their portfolio, for example, in the two bear markets that have already appeared during this period. Millennial1, or are attracted to "good deals," which promise great rewards but rarely pay off, so it is not surprising that the investment mood pendulum swings between fear and greed. Definition of "share" A share (also called "equity" of a company) is a financial instrument that represents the ownership of a company or corporation and represents a proportional claim on its assets (what it owns) and its earnings (what it owns). Participation means that the shareholder owns a stake in the company equal to the number of shares compared to the total number of shares outstanding in the company. For example, ...