Equity or share is the value of a company, divided into many equal parts owned by the Share holders. Equity capitals are also called as stocks, shares, ordinary share/s / trading share/s etc. There are different types of Equity shares as well.As an Equity Share Holder, playing the stock market can generate a significant amount of money if you do it right. When the shares purchased increases in value, you can sell them which would be your little profit. For certain companies – when you buy share/s, you automatically own a percentage of the firm where you can have a stake of its assets and the company would pay dividends as well. Dividends are in fact like interest on a savings account.