Stock
Stock may refer to any of the following:
1. Stock is another term describing inventory.
2. When describing a product, stock is one with no additional software or other changes made to the initial design. For example, a stock Android phone is an Android smartphone with only the Android operating system and no additional apps, skins, or bloatware.
3. Alternatively known as equity, a stock describes capital raised by a publicly-traded company through shares. A share represents a fraction of ownership and entitles the owner to a portion of a company's profits, depending on the number of shares owned. For example, if a company had 100,000 shares, and you purchased 1,000 of those shares, you would own 1% of the company.
Publicly traded computer-related companies listed on Computer Hope have a stock symbol on their company pages. This stock symbol is what's used to purchase a share of a company. For example, on our Microsoft page, you can see that Microsoft's stock symbol is MSFT.
You can buy and sell stock using an online trading company or an online stockbroker.
Can I purchase Computer Hope stock?
Computer Hope is a privately owned company and does not have stock available for purchase.