Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is a type of employee benefit plan and a system under which the employees of a company are generally given the right to acquire the shares of the company for which they are working. Under the scheme, the employees are granted some rights, called as stock options, to get the shares of the company at a concessional rate and, at a predetermined … [Read more...]
What are Equity Shares?
Equity shares generally represent the ownership of a company. It is raised by the issue of shares of the Company as ownership capital or owner’s funds. This is the foundation for the creation of a new company. Equity shares are fundamental sources of capital for the company. Equity shareholders own the company and bear the unlimited risk associated with the ownership. A share … [Read more...]