Definition of Stock

Definition: A stock (also known as an equity or a share) is a portion of the ownership of a corporation. A share in a corporation gives the owner of the stock a stake in the company and its profits. If a corporation has issued 100 stocks in total, then each stock represents a 1% ownership in the company.

Terms Related to Stocks

• Abnormal Returns
• Equity Premium Puzzle
• Put-Call Parity

About.Com Resources on Stocks

• Do Changes in Stock Prices Cause Recessions?
• Information on Stocks and the Stock Market
• The Stock Exchanges

Writing a Term Paper or High School / College Essay? Here are a few starting points for research on Stocks:

Books on Stocks

• How To Make Money In Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times or Bad
• Stocks for the Long Run, 4th Edition
• Super Stocks

Journal Articles on Stocks

• Testing for cointegration between international stock prices
• The stochastic behavior of common stock variances
• The Behavior of Stock-Market Prices