Posts Tagged ‘share’

A Share is…

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

A share is a unit of ownership in a company. You can own shares of stock or shares in a mutual fund. The more shares you own, the larger your stake in the company or investment vehicle.

An Acquisition is…

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

An acquisition is the purchase of one company by another. You acquire a company through buying or exchanging stock. Usually it relates to a controlling interest, or more than 50% ownership. For example, if you own 35% of a company’s voting shares and you buy another 20% of the shares from someone else (for a total of 55% ownership), you have acquired that company.

A Stock is…

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

A stock is a unit of ownership in a corporation representing a share in the corporation’s assets and profits. For instance, if a company has 1,000 shares of stock available and you own 100 of those shares, you have a 10% ownership of the company. Stocks are traded (bought and sold) on a stock market, and there are two types of stocks: common stock and preferred stock. Capital stock is the total ownership of a business and includes common stock and preferred stock.