You're not an "investor" if you aren't actually funding the company. Trading scrips that entitle you to a share of the profit is not "funding" the company. Exc

You're not an "investor" if you aren't actually funding the company. Trading scrips that entitle you to a share of the profit is not "funding" the company. Except that you are -- every time that the company prints shares, they've taken some value from you to fund their operations. If companies weren't allowed to issue shares from thin air, there wouldn't be much point to the stock market.