Common stock is a form of corporate equity ownership, a type of security.The terms voting share and ordinary share are also used frequently outside of the United States.They are known as equity shares or ordinary shares in the UK and other Commonwealth realms. This type of share gives the stockholder the right to share in the profits of the company, and to vote on matters of corporate policy ... More @Wikipedia
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