What the hell is going on with stocks?

Stock is a certificate of ownership issued by a joint-stock company, and it is a kind of valuable securities issued by a joint-stock company to all kinds of shareholders as a shareholding certificate to 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.

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If the company needs to expand and issue more common shares, the existing common shareholders have the right to buy a certain number of newly issued shares at a certain price lower than the market price according to their shareholding ratio, so as to maintain their original enterprise ownership ratio.

There is a commission (handling fee) for buying and selling stocks, and the commission for buying and selling is determined by each securities company (the highest is three thousandths of the transaction amount, the lowest is not limited, and the lower the better. )

Common stock constitutes the foundation of a company's capital and is a basic form of stock. At present, the stocks traded in Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges are all common stocks.

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