Stock is a certificate of ownership issued by a joint-stock company. It is a kind of valuable securities issued by a joint-stock company to all shareholders in order to raise funds. As a certificate of holding shares, it can obtain dividends and bonuses. Each share represents the shareholder's ownership of the basic unit of the enterprise. Every listed company will issue shares.
Every stock in the same category represents the equal ownership of the company. The share of ownership of the company owned by each shareholder depends on the proportion of shares held by each shareholder to the total share capital of the company.
Stock is an integral part of the capital of a joint-stock company and can be transferred and traded. It is the main long-term credit tool in the capital market, but the company cannot be required to return its capital contribution.
Stock is a kind of securities issued by a joint-stock company to shareholders to prove its shares. It can be used as transaction object and collateral, and it is one of the main long-term credit tools in the capital market. Stock, as the owner's certificate for shareholders to buy shares of the company and obtain income, holds a share of the capital ownership of the company and becomes one of the owners of the company. Shareholders not only have the right to receive dividends from the company and share the company's operating dividends according to the company's articles of association, but also have the right to attend the shareholders' meeting, elect the board of directors and participate in the decision-making of enterprise management.