stock exchange (1)
Stock exchange terminology may sound complicated, but the basic principles are quite straightforward. Shares If you own shares, for example, in Anglo American, the principle is the same as when you buy a share of a farm or of the corner convenience store. By acquiring ordinary shares in a company, you own an equivalent portion of that company's capital. That is why you are entitled a share of the profit, which is paid out as a dividend. Index The All Share, Industrial and Financial Indices ...