Long shares are what most people are familiar with when it comes to investing. Any shares that you are long. They represent ownership of the asset, and benefit from a rise in value. They lose when the value of the product decreases. As a long shareholder, you will receive any voting rights and payments granted by the company.
Dividends
Many investors like owning stock simply for their dividend payments. Dividends are cash payments distributed on a per share basis to shareholders. They can be periodic, one-off, or none at all. Dividends are not required and vary in size from product to product. In order to receive a dividend, you must own shares by a certain date called the Keep in mind that the amount of the dividend is removed from the price of the stock, so net profit due to the dividend will actually be $0.