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Share (stock)

A small piece of ownership in a company: a claim on its future profits. Its price moves with what people expect those profits to be.

In pesos: One share of a company at $150 USD is about $2,760 MXN at 18.40; you then move with the company and with the peso.

Where to go deeper

2/4 6 min Read What you actually buy when you buy a share A share is a piece of a company, not a number on a screen. Where its value comes from, why the price moves, what a dividend is, and why it is not a lottery ticket.

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