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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Do you get something in the mail? A piece of paper or something? https://www.sec.gov/fast-answers/answersdriphtm.html …
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@Vanguard_Group@Vanguard_FA, Are accounts opened with your brokerage, by default, cash or margin accounts? Thank you.pic.twitter.com/Po0bFyHLnM
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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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We don't use clients' securities, whether held in a cash or margin account, as collateral.
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Thanks for the reply. According to Vanguard Brokerage's terms of service you have the right to do that. Am I getting something wrong? Source: https://personal.vanguard.com/pdf/v718.pdf pic.twitter.com/Vnn8dsBoWG
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Please give one of our brokerage specialists a call at 800-992-8327 from 8am-8pm ET M-F.
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I did already, they were unable to answer the question I had. I also sent a secure message (no response yet).
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