so i have 4thousand shares of ahc stock i belive. im not sure abotu all this i just know i signed up for it while working fo rthe company, i quit, and now i have to wait 6 years before i can cash it...
To raise capital. Let's say I wanted to build a mall. I sell stock to raise money to build the mall. The people who bought the stock are called shareholders. Shareholders are part-owners of my mall.