A shareholder’s liability in a public company is limited to the amount they have paid for their shares. This means that if the company goes bankrupt, the shareholders cannot be held personally liable for
the company’s debts. They can only lose the amount they have invested in the company.
The nominal value of a share is the face value of the share, which is usually a small amount. The market value of a share is the price that the share is currently trading at on the stock market. The market value of a share can be much higher or lower than its nominal value.