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A non-bank financial intermediary.  
A share in a company is a proportionate ownership right in the company.


That is to say, an institution in that part of the financial system that extends credit but is outside the regular banking sector and the scope of related regulation.
Its main features normally include:


- A right to receive any dividends declared.


- A right to vote in general meetings of the company.


== See also ==
- An obligation to subscribe equity capital of a fixed amount per share.
 
 
Historically, shares were evidenced by paper certificates. 
 
More commonly, they are now recorded in electronic form.


* [[Bank]]
* [[Bank supervision]]
* [[Credit]]
* [[Putting a limit on losses]]
* [[Regulation]]
* [[Shadow banking]]


[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
== See also ==
* [[Allotment]]
* [[Common stock]]
* [[Concert party]]
* [[Dilution]]
* [[Equity]]
* [[Equity capital]]
* [[Equity market]]
* [[FA 1985 Pool]]
* [[Flowback]]
* [[Issued share capital]]
* [[Ordinary shares]]
* [[Preference shares]]
* [[Security]]
* [[Share capital]]

Revision as of 09:05, 27 November 2014

A share in a company is a proportionate ownership right in the company.

Its main features normally include:

- A right to receive any dividends declared.

- A right to vote in general meetings of the company.

- An obligation to subscribe equity capital of a fixed amount per share.


Historically, shares were evidenced by paper certificates.

More commonly, they are now recorded in electronic form.


See also