Stock | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 08/01/2019

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock


00:02:01 1 Shares
00:03:36 2 Types
00:06:15 2.1 Rule 144 stock
00:07:36 3 Stock derivatives
00:09:00 4 History
00:13:40 5 Shareholder
00:15:41 6 Application
00:17:32 6.1 Shareholder rights
00:20:23 6.2 Means of financing
00:20:59 7 Trading
00:23:44 7.1 Buying
00:26:21 7.2 Selling
00:27:27 7.3 Stock price fluctuations
00:28:34 7.4 Share price determination
00:33:59 7.5 Arbitrage trading



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The stock (also capital stock) of a corporation is all of the shares into which ownership of the corporation is divided. In American English, the shares are commonly called stocks. A single share of the stock represents fractional ownership of the corporation in proportion to the total number of shares. This typically entitles the stockholder to that fraction of the company's earnings, proceeds from liquidation of assets (after discharge of all senior claims such as secured and unsecured debt), or voting power, often dividing these up in proportion to the amount of money each stockholder has invested.  Not all stock is necessarily equal, as certain classes of stock may be issued for example without voting rights, with enhanced voting rights, or with a certain priority to receive profits or liquidation proceeds before or after other classes of shareholders.
Stock can be bought and sold privately or on stock exchanges, and such transactions are typically heavily regulated by governments to prevent fraud, protect investors, and benefit the larger economy. As new shares are issued by a company, the ownership and rights of existing shareholders are diluted in return for cash to sustain or grow the business. Companies can also buy back stock, which often lets investors recoup the initial investment plus capital gains from subsequent rises in stock price.  Stock options, issued by many companies as part of employee compensation, do not represent ownership, but represent the right to buy ownership at a future time at a specified price.  This would represent a windfall to the employees if the option is exercised when the market price is higher than the promised price, since if they immediately sold the stock they would keep the difference (minus taxes).