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What are equities?

Equities, also called stocks and shares, are a percentage of a company whose ownership has been divided up and shared. Publicly traded companies list their shares on an exchange for anyone to buy.

Companies list their shares on an exchange to raise additional capital to fund their business operations.

Many of the world’s major corporations are publicly listed, which allows investors to buy shares across a diverse range of industries such as technology, financial, retail, mining, pharmaceutical, etc. so that they can diversify their investment portfolio.