Continuing on my post on the Basics of Stock Market, I would like to make it a series (not a mega serial), so that it will not be too lengthy each time and also allows me to post regularly. I would like to cover the following in this series:
What is a Stock ? What is Share?
Types of Companies
Types of Shares Capital?
What is Stock Market?
What is a Stock Exchange?
How to list the shares?
Different types of Issues?
What is dematerialisation?
What is Face Value?
What is an Index? (Sensex, Nifty, NASDAQ )
What are the fundemental analysis - various analysis with examples
What is online- trading?
If anyone like to have anyother topics to be covered, please do let me know.
Let us start with the very basic of the Stock Market - What is Stock & Share
Ever wonder what is a Stock and how it differs from Share? Nowadays, both are used interchangeably. Initially the companies are called Joint Stock Companies. That means the capital of the company is called the Stock and a part of the Stock is a Share. If a person holds a share in the stock is called a Shareholder.
A shareholder is a person who holds shares in the company. A member is a Shareholder, whose name appears in the Register of Members of the company. Currently with Dematerialisation (discussed later in the post) of shares the distinction between Shareholder and Member is now redundant.
Types of Companies
There are basically two types of Companies - (a) Private Company (b) Public Company
(a) Private Company - A company which has a restriction on the maximum number of members (50 members) and also restriction on transfer of shares. That is the reason, a Private Company cannot be listed
(b) Public Company - A company which has no such restriction as a Private Company. A Public Company can be again classified into 2 categories: (i) Closely held and (ii) Widely held.
A closely held company is a company where the shares are held by very few and a Widely held company is a company where the shares are held by very many. A listed company is a widely held company.
Types of Share Capital
Stocks are of 2 types - Common or Equity Capital and Preference Capital
A Common or Equity Capital is the commonest capital. The total equity capital of a company is divided into equal units of small denominations, each called a share. For example, in a company the total equity capital of Rs.2,00,000 is divided into 20,000 units of Rs 10 each. Each such unit of Rs 10 is called a Share. Thus, the company then is said to have 20,00,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each. The holders of such shares are members of the company and have voting rights.
A Preference Capital comes with a Preference. A Preference Capital is normally redeemable within a period. Maximum period is 10 years. It carries a preference in terms of payment of Dividend.
Let us concentrate on the Equity Shares, as we would be dealing mostly in Equity Shares in the Stock Market.
To be continued...
Cheers,
Gopal
What is a Stock ? What is Share?
Types of Companies
Types of Shares Capital?
What is Stock Market?
What is a Stock Exchange?
How to list the shares?
Different types of Issues?
What is dematerialisation?
What is Face Value?
What is an Index? (Sensex, Nifty, NASDAQ )
What are the fundemental analysis - various analysis with examples
What is online- trading?
If anyone like to have anyother topics to be covered, please do let me know.
Let us start with the very basic of the Stock Market - What is Stock & Share
Ever wonder what is a Stock and how it differs from Share? Nowadays, both are used interchangeably. Initially the companies are called Joint Stock Companies. That means the capital of the company is called the Stock and a part of the Stock is a Share. If a person holds a share in the stock is called a Shareholder.
A shareholder is a person who holds shares in the company. A member is a Shareholder, whose name appears in the Register of Members of the company. Currently with Dematerialisation (discussed later in the post) of shares the distinction between Shareholder and Member is now redundant.
Types of Companies
There are basically two types of Companies - (a) Private Company (b) Public Company
(a) Private Company - A company which has a restriction on the maximum number of members (50 members) and also restriction on transfer of shares. That is the reason, a Private Company cannot be listed
(b) Public Company - A company which has no such restriction as a Private Company. A Public Company can be again classified into 2 categories: (i) Closely held and (ii) Widely held.
A closely held company is a company where the shares are held by very few and a Widely held company is a company where the shares are held by very many. A listed company is a widely held company.
Types of Share Capital
Stocks are of 2 types - Common or Equity Capital and Preference Capital
A Common or Equity Capital is the commonest capital. The total equity capital of a company is divided into equal units of small denominations, each called a share. For example, in a company the total equity capital of Rs.2,00,000 is divided into 20,000 units of Rs 10 each. Each such unit of Rs 10 is called a Share. Thus, the company then is said to have 20,00,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each. The holders of such shares are members of the company and have voting rights.
A Preference Capital comes with a Preference. A Preference Capital is normally redeemable within a period. Maximum period is 10 years. It carries a preference in terms of payment of Dividend.
Let us concentrate on the Equity Shares, as we would be dealing mostly in Equity Shares in the Stock Market.
To be continued...
Cheers,
Gopal
4 comments:
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