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September 5, 2008

What is the difference between stockholder and shareholder?

There is no difference between stockholder and shareholder. The terms are used interchangeably. Both terms mean the owner of shares of stock in a corporation and a part owner of a corporation.

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12 Responses to “What is the difference between stockholder and shareholder?”

  1. arun on September 15th, 2008 1:11 pm

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  6. kayto on January 3rd, 2009 7:35 am

    and if i should understand the question very well u mean there is no different between the terms both shareholder and stockholder are the same becos i know shareholder is a person that owner part of a share in a company…..stockholder should be the holder of stock in a company…. But in a company is the any like Stockholder..

  7. MANSOOR on February 22nd, 2009 6:55 am

    a persons who has a only one share of company is called share holder if a person has a more than one share of a company is called stock holder equity.

  8. K.K.Ray on May 5th, 2009 1:19 pm

    Altough the term stock encompasses the shres but it also includes the debenture stock therefore stock-holders can be debenture holders as well as shareholders as many a time debenture holders don’t carry voting rights like primary share holders.

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