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How Can I Find How Much My Shares Are Worth?

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It is easier for an individual to own shares now than it has ever been. Gone are the days of having to pay a stockbroker who will then charge for buying and selling stocks as well as adding on a hefty commission. There are a number of websites that allow you to buy shares in markets all over the world, from small business to multimillion dollar companies, and all for a small trading fee to cover their expenses when you execute a trade.

Because of the freedom to trade there is more interest than ever before in the price of stocks and shares amongst the general public and not just those involved in trading for a living. Many 24 hour news channels will feature a section dedicated to business, often the price of some of the biggest companies will be listed or the biggest market movers of that day. Some channels will even have a constant ticker rolling at the bottom of the screen, containing the prices of hundreds of share prices, the companies will usually be represented by a three letter abbreviation so it is worth finding out the full name of the companies you own shares in and their code.

The most traditional way of finding stock and share prices is by looking in the business pages of a daily paper. Usually positioned towards the back, here you will find thousands of companies listed and their current price, usually with the year high and year low. Many of the bigger papers will offer a separate business supplement. You can always check online for the most up to date share prices on a number of news sites. It is worth remembering that share prices are often listed by the various stock markets on which they are traded, for example the Nasdaq 100 or the FTSE 100.
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My mother in law died 7 years ago.   She had purchased about £200 Gas shares.   What can we expect to get if we cashed them in along with the 7 year interest?
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I have inherited 5000 shares in BP (the petrol company) can you tell me how much they are worth? I'm told its the amount of shares x the closing days worth in this case 581.03, add them together its £2,905,150.00 is this right??
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Closing price as of 04/24/09
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I purchase 30 shares at 5 dollar a share with pacific gas and electric company in 1983. How much money is do you think I have made in 2010?
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216 Iberdrola SA shares 1524International Power Plc shares,
663BG group Plc shares
356 Centric Shares 454 BPp.l.c. Shares
403 National Grid Plc 553 Scottish and Southern Energy plc

Please can you give me the value of these shares
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I have 4933 shares in the allied irish bank ordinary shares currently valued at 83 eur per share how much is this in pounds
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I have national grid shares please could you tell me what they are worth and if it  would be  a good idear to purchase any more
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I have left a company T LOTT LTD with a turnover of 16 million which I built up and I own 20% of the company in shares. How can I value these to get my money out.
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I have 220 ordinary shares in cairn energy plc
how much are they worth - I have had them for about 30 years?
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Kim Ratulowski answered
I have 100 shares of Hayden Gold Mines Company, Limited.  Are these worth anything?  They are from October 1932.  Please help!!  Thank you.
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I have 200 shares of stock in the iron mask mining company bought by my grandparents in 1966, Can you tell me what its worth?
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I bought some shares in mobadoo.com. I like to sell this shares .I can not contact them.what can I do.
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If you buy an X number of shares of a company called A, your investment would be X times the price at which A has issued its shares to you. The cost of the transaction and the brokerage are the two main variables in the calculation of the value of shares held by a person and they cannot be ignored.

You have to make an important assumption here. It is assumed that the closing price of the shares of A (namely X shares) is equivalent to the price of your purchase. If this assumption is logical, it would also theoretically be the price at which you can sell the shares.

The value of your shares on each working day of the stock exchange would be X times the closing price of the shares of A.
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I own 2000 national grid shares that I purchased on the 26/05/10 will I get the divi from tomorrow 02/06/10,and when/how will it be paid?

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