Stock facts for kids
In financial markets, stock is the capital that a firm gets by giving out and distributing of shares.
A person or organization which holds shares of stocks is called a shareholder. The whole value of the stocks that a firm has issued is called its market capitalization.
In the United Kingdom and Australia, the term share is used the same way as stock is described in the United States.
Images for kids
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One of the earliest stock by the Dutch East India Company
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A stockbroker using multiple screens to stay up to date on trading
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