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Stocks are a check on a certain holding in a public limited company. Different rights may accompany the stocks, but most often it gives its owner the right to attend and participate in elections at the company's annual general meeting, receive dividends from the company and sell the stock or holding to a third party. Stocks are issued at a certain nominal value, often $1 per share. If the stocks are listed on public stock exchanges, they are often referred to as "listed stocks", but when listing, an official price is created for stocks in the company and this makes it easier for stock owners to trade in the stocks. The company's multiplied by the price on the stock exchange is called the company's market value.