Stupid question alert: 1. Apparently, it's possible to buy stock directly from a company, bypassing a brokerage account. Is that practical? The benefit is avoiding a brokerage fraud? I know about SIPC. 2. If you buy a stock directly from a company how do you prove ownership?
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Are accounts opened with your brokerage, by default, cash or margin accounts? Thank you.pic.twitter.com/Po0bFyHLnM
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I like this article quite a bit as well. https://www.nestmann.com/your-money-isnt-safe-in-any-u-s-financial-institution#.VlU8Pt8zaEJ …pic.twitter.com/Yg22R6TT3N
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@Vanguard_Group and@Vanguard_FA and spoke with two representatives (who are usually quite good!), one an entry level and someone who specialized in technical questions. Neither had heard of MF Global nor could they tell me whether customer assets in brokerage...Show this thread -
...accounts could be used as collateral in loans made by other entities.
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What happens when
@Vanguard_Group@Vanguard_FA lends its customers' securities to an entity shorting the stock and that entity goes bust? https://institutional.vanguard.com/VGApp/iip/site/institutional/researchcommentary/article/InvComVIPSSecLending&SYND=RSS&Channel=RI …pic.twitter.com/SnhWpoMORA
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Our brokerage accounts are opened as cash accounts. If you'd like to add margin trading capabilities, you'd need to fill out some additional forms. You can learn more about how to do that here: https://vgi.vg/2WriEWV .
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Thanks. Does that mean that securities in my Vanguard cash account cannot be used as collateral for loans that Vanguard takes out?
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