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Share ownership for all: buying and selling shares The following section tells you how to buy and sell shares and answers some of the key questions on share ownership. Why should I have an interest in shares? The business of the London Stock Exchange affects almost everyone in the UK. Today, more than 10 million people own shares, while many more belong to a pension scheme, have an insurance policy, a PEP or another form of collective savings that are invested in shares traded on the London markets. What are the pros and cons? Compared to saving with a bank or building society, investing in stocks and shares carries an element of risk because prices can go down as well as up. There is, however, the possibility of greater rewards. Funds invested in equities in the long term (10 or more years) have outperformed regular savings accounts