What is Share?

Answer Posted / anmol patil

share is simply a divided-up unit of the value of a
company. If a company is worth $50 million, and there are
25 million shares in issue, then each share is worth $1
Shares can, and do, go up and down in value for various
reasons

is part of share capital.
by issuing shares company will get capital from share
holders.
shares are two types
equity shares
preference shares





a share is a unit of share capital INTEREST OF THE
UNIT HOLDER.BASICALLY IT IS THE
PORTION OR UNIT OF THE COMPANY.




Stock typically takes the form of shares of common
stock
(or voting shares). As a unit of ownership, common stock
typically carries voting rights that can be exercised in
corporate decisions. Preferred stock differs from common
stock in that it typically does not carry voting rights but
is legally entitled to receive a certain level of dividend
payments before any dividends can be issued to other
shareholders.[1][2] Convertible preferred stock is
preferred stock that includes an option for the holder to
convert the preferred shares into a fixed number of common
shares, usually anytime after a predetermined date. Shares
of such stock are called "convertible preferred shares"
(or "convertible preference shares" in the UK)

Although there is a great deal of commonality between the
stocks of different companies, each new equity issue can
have legal clauses attached to it that make it dynamically
different from the more general cases. Some shares of
common stock may be issued without the typical voting
rights being included, for instance, or some shares may
have special rights unique to them and issued only to
certain parties. Note that not all equity shares are the

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