Ownership of one or more companies is called stocks. If you buy some part of shares or a share in one or more companies and can be a part-owner of that company. For example, if a company has 2,000 shares of stock outstanding. And one person owns 200 shares. That person would own and have a claim to 20% of the company’s assets and earnings. The stock is the larger form of the share. “stocks” is the more general term and used to describe a slice of ownership of one or more companies . If, a person said he purchased 50 stocks. It means he would refer to 50 different companies from which he bought shares. However, there are two types of stocks 1.Common Stock: Common stocks are shares of ownership of a corporation. They allow you to own a portion of the company without taking possession. 2.Preferred Stock: Preferred stocks refer to the dividends paid by the corporation. Each year, the holders of the preferred stock are to receive t...