[Glossary](https://pecuvo.eu/en/glossary/) · Investing # Share **In short:** a share is a piece of ownership of a company — it gives a right to part of the profit (through dividends), a vote and information, and its price can rise or fall. **Simply put:** Behind a share there is a real company — sales, property, profit. As a shareholder you can vote at the general meeting and receive information. A share can be sold quickly, but at an unknown price — so it is not "almost cash". **Example:** A company is divided into 1,000,000 shares. If you hold 1,000 of them, you own 0.1% of it. If the company distributes €500,000 in dividends, your part is €500 before tax. **Watch out:** buying a share only "because everyone is buying it" is speculation, not investing. The test: what do you get apart from the hope that the price will rise? **Source:** EU/OECD-INFE (2022), competences 215–217 (shareholder rights) — https://finance.ec.europa.eu/publications/commission-and-oecd-infe-publish-joint-framework-adults-improve-individuals-financial-skills_en ## In depth in the modules - [Module 24](https://pecuvo.eu/en/modules/investing-the-basics/) - [Module 5](https://pecuvo.eu/en/modules/crypto-and-tokenisation/) - [Module 3](https://pecuvo.eu/en/modules/assets-and-cash-equivalents/) ## Related terms - [Dividend](https://pecuvo.eu/en/glossary/dividend/) - [Stock exchange](https://pecuvo.eu/en/glossary/stock-exchange/) - [Bond](https://pecuvo.eu/en/glossary/bond/) - [Speculation](https://pecuvo.eu/en/glossary/speculation/) - [Capital gain](https://pecuvo.eu/en/glossary/capital-gain/) - [Liquidity](https://pecuvo.eu/en/glossary/liquidity/)