What is the essence of stocks?

Stocks are a kind of marketable securities. They are share certificates issued by a joint-stock company to investors when raising capital. They represent the ownership of the joint-stock company by its holders (i.e. shareholders). Purchasing stocks is also a purchase. As part of a company's business, it can grow and develop together with the company.

This kind of ownership is a comprehensive right, such as participating in shareholders' meetings, voting, participating in the company's major decisions, receiving dividends or sharing the dividend difference, etc., but it must also bear the responsibility for the company's operational errors. the risks brought about. Obtaining recurring income is one of the important reasons for investors to buy stocks, and dividend distribution is the main source of recurring income for stock investors.

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Leading stocks in each sector:

1. Large-cap index stocks: PetroChina, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Sinopec, China Banks, China Shenhua, China Merchants Bank, Aluminum Corporation of China, China COSCO, Baosteel, Air China, Daqin Railway, China Unicom, Yangtze Electric Power

2. Finance, securities, insurance: China Merchants Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Minsheng Bank, Shenzhen Development Bank A, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of China, CITIC Securities, Hongyuan Securities, Shaanxi State Investment Bank A, China Construction Bank, Hua Xia Bank, Ping An of China, China Life

3. Real estate: Vanke A, Gemdale Group, China Merchants Real Estate, Poly Real Estate, Oceanwide Construction, OCT A, Financial Street, China Enterprises

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Stocks