A stock is a certificate showing that its holder owns part of a certain company. What prevents somebody from walking into any company’s office and claiming to be the owner? Lack of proof in the form of a stock certificate.
Only a stockholder who owns a majority of a company’s stocks can claim to own that company.
Today, physical stock certificates are increasingly rare, because most transactions regarding stocks are performed electronically.
Most stocks owners prefer an electronic record of their stocks kept by their broker.
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