What is a Share?
Think of a company as a big square.
Most people cannot afford to buy the whole company because it is too large and too expensive.
So, the company divides the square into many equal parts and offers each part to different people.
Each part is called a share - a small, equal piece of ownership in the company.
If you own a share, you become one of the company's owners (shareholders). The more shares you own, the larger your ownership.
100 shares = 100% of the company
EXAMPLE
If a company has 100 shares, each share represents