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Deferent between shares and stock
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Stocks are a type of â??securityâ?? that represent part-ownership in a company. A stock certificate used to be awarded as proof of ownership in a company, or multiple companies, representing the number of stocks an investor owned in a company. A â??shareâ?? indicates a portion of ownership in a particular company. Stocks are divided into shares: a share is the smallest denomination of a companyâ??s stock