Share

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A Share is a unit of account for investments.



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2016

  • Shares outstanding are those that are authorized by the government, issued by the company, and held by third parties. The number of shares outstanding times the share price gives the market capitalization of the company, which if the trading price held constant would be sufficient to purchase the company.
  • Treasury shares are authorized, issued, and held by the company itself.
  • Issued shares is the sum of shares outstanding and treasury shares.
  • Shares authorized include both issued (by the board of directors or shareholders) and unissued but authorized by the company's constitutional documents.


  • (Investopedia,2016) ⇒ http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/shares.asp
    • Shares are units of ownership interest in a corporation or financial asset that provide for an equal distribution in any profits, if any are declared, in the form of dividends. The two main types of shares are common shares and preferred shares. Physical paper stock certificates have been replaced with electronic recording of stock shares, just as mutual fund shares are recorded electronically.

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