A Stock or Share represents a portion of ownership in a corporation. Shares are most commonly traded on Stock Exchanges, there are more than 60 Exchanges worldwide. A corporation will sell Shares in their company in order to raise funds, when an investor purchases these Shares it entitles them to a proportionate amount of the profits or losses of the corporation. Stocks are often the foundation of an investment portfolio, as they have historically outperformed other financial instruments.
