{"id":5209,"date":"2021-10-20T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T06:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/?p=5209"},"modified":"2022-05-24T19:06:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T13:36:24","slug":"difference-between-shares-and-debentures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/difference-between-shares-and-debentures\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference Between Shares and Debentures – All You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When we talk about companies raising funds, the most popular method is to issue shares. Investors buy the shares and become shareholders<\/a> of the company. That makes them part-owners in the company. Debentures are another way through which companies raise money, but here, the investors are only creditors to the company. Debentures are long-term debt instruments that companies issue for which investors are paid back with regular interest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some debentures can be converted into ordinary shares<\/a> while the reverse is not possible. In this write-up, we will discuss the major difference between shares and debentures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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