[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [TIX](./bitburner.tix.md) > [getMaxShares](./bitburner.tix.getmaxshares.md) ## TIX.getMaxShares() method Returns the maximum number of shares that the stock has. This is the maximum amount of the stock that can be purchased in both the Long and Short positions combined. Signature: ```typescript getMaxShares(sym: StockSymbol): number; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | sym | [StockSymbol](./bitburner.stocksymbol.md) | Stock symbol. | Returns: number Maximum number of shares that the stock has. ## Remarks RAM cost: 2 GB