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[โ€“] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It didn't used to be. When it all first started, before the exchanges and before it got very easy to trade, a share was literally just a portion of the company. Directly tied to its value.

Then we got all "efficient" and fucked it right up.

Shares are still just portions of a company.

What was company value back then? What determined it? Price or value of the company was just what buyer was willing to pay for it. And it still is...