>> And here I was thinking that the share price is just an arbitrary
>> plucked out of thin air and fluctuating at random...
>
> Err, no. Imagine something like ebay for selling company shares on
> (remember there are a HUGE number of shares changing hand every second),
> the share price is simply the price that the shares are being sold for
> at that instant.

OK. I'm still fuzzy on exactly how the shares themselves are worth 
something. The company [hopefully] makes money. What do the shares 
actually do?

>> So, like, if you own several million dollars worth of assets that you
>> might potentially be able to sell, people aren't worried if you make a
>> few thousand in losses? (Or rather, not *as* worried as if your assets
>> were, say, £200...)
>
> Exactly.

OK. Well that at least makes sense...

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