Jason is considering buying stock in a grocery store chain that is going public. He predicts this company will be very profitable. When he buys shares in the company:
a. he will have gained capital.
b. he can sell them again through an initial public offering.
c. he is agreeing to repay the capital and the interest over a period of time.
d. he will own a small percentage of the company.
d. he will own a small percentage of the company.
Those who buy the stock become the owners, or shareholders, of the firm. The stock of a company is divided into shares. Large numbers of shareholders each have a small slice of the overall ownership of the firm.
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