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DEFINITION AND CHARACTERISTICS

A share is a title deed issued by a limited company that gives the holder a share in its capital. Shareholders are therefore involved in the company’s development.

• They can vote at general meetings of shareholders, which means that, within the limits of their share of the capital, they are involved in decision-making.
• They are also entitled to a share of the profits distributed in the form of dividends.

The shares of a listed company may be freely sold on the stock exchange.
Share prices are influenced by many factors: 

•  the company’s performance
• the future potential of the market in which it operates
• the economic and political environment
• the appreciation of financial market participants
• etc.