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A minor would have to have their parent/guardian open a brokerage account for them before they could buy stock. To hold it in their own name, they have to be at least 18 years old.
There are 917 million Apple shares available for trading. Individuals and institutions can hold blocks of these shares so it is not known how many shareholders there are.
No. As a Partnership Firm is not a legal entity it can't hold the shares in its own name. However, the partners may jointly hold the shares on behalf of the Firm or all the partners may give authority to one of them to hold the shares on behalf of the Firm. (Above view is as per Indian Context)
because it limits your liability to the amount of shares that you hold. So if you hold 100 shares for £1 each, then your liability to the company's creditors is £100 (if you have not already given that to the co when you got your shares)
A "hold" in financial terms means that the stock trader already has bought shares of a company in the past and is going to "hold on to them" because he/she believes the value of those shares will grow in the future.
In most cases, a minor cannot hold a lien on real estate property because they lack the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract. However, a guardian or parent may be able to hold the lien on behalf of the minor until they reach the age of majority.
Anything younger than 18 is a minor. Until then they cannot contract or hold real property.
FXI --China Shares
Shareholders are investors that hold shares in the company. Investors are the investing public of which some own shares in the company.
No. A minor cannot be party to a contract.
A two for one stock split means to shareholders that the shares they hold are actually worth two shares. For example, if a person had 100 shares before the split, they would have 200 shares after the split.
A 1 for 100 reverse stock split means that you will receive 1 new share for your currently held 100 shares. Example: You hold 100,000 shares of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) after the 1 for 100 stock split you will hold 1,000 new shares of MSFT