Authorized Capital Shares vs Issues (Common) Shares

Authorized Capital Shares vs Issues (Common) Shares

Issued shares are the shares sold to and held by investors of a company (thus a certain number of shares MUST exist). Issued shares (aka common stock) capital is simply the monetary value of the shares of stock a company actually offers for sale to investors (which can be zero if no shares will be sold to the public).
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