Idaho Notices, Resolutions, Simple Stock Ledger and Certificate

A seal of authenticity. An official signature. A registered certificate number.

You can buy as many paper stock certificates as you like at online auction sites like eBay or online stores like mystockcertificate.com or giveashare.com.

The easiest way to get a stock certificate is via a broker, and there's usually a fee. The simplest way to get a stock certificate today is to ask your broker. If you bought your shares through a brokerage firm, it will have an account with your name and the number of shares you purchased.

In corporate law, a stock certificate (also known as certificate of stock or share certificate) is a legal document that certifies ownership of a specific number of shares or stock in a corporation.

A stock certificate is a physical piece of paper that represents a shareholder's ownership in a company. Stock certificates include information such as the number of shares owned, the date of purchase, an identification number, usually a corporate seal, and signatures.

Some companies no longer issue paper stock certificates. However, when you own shares in a corporation that still provides them, you can be issued paper stocks.If the company offers a direct stock purchase plan, you might want to make your investment using this service.

Brokers may charge up to $500 for issuing a paper certificate, though this fee can be avoided by either holding share in street name (in the United States street name securities are securities held electronically in the account of a stockbroker, similar to a bank account) or registering shares directly with the stock