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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Wow we really are marching right to towards a centralised digital currency with no privacy and no actually ownership.

Remember back in the day when owning stock meant u owned the actually stocks. Well now u own the right to the stocks but if the platform ur trading on goes under welp out of luck guess u don't actually own them.

You will own nothing and be happy.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What? That's not true. That's what SIPC is for. Just like if a bank goes under and it's FDIC insured, then you're fine.

https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/how-youre-protected/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

SPIC lmao. They might want to rethink that acronym.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's actually SIPC - the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, so there aren't any abbreviation problems.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Oops! Dyslexia lol. My bad.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Well now u own the right to the stocks

Isn't that called an option in the derivatives market? You can still own stock.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I could not be happier for the death of physical cash. I despise it so much.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I too enjoy sucking the governments dick as they creepily investigate everything I spend money on to ensure absolute social conformity.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This only applies to discount brokers, all of which are licensed, regulated brokers.

You do, in fact, “own” the stocks you buy.

The internal plumbing of securities clearing, settlement, and registration is not a concern to retail investors.

Stop buying into juvenile conspiracies.

And if for some reason you are still not satisfied, you can always opt for a "full service" broker or ask to register the shares in your name, both of which are much more expensive.

Do I own my shares? – Trading 212 - https://helpcentre.trading212.com/hc/en-us/articles/360008702918-Do-I-own-my-shares

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This

Fuck credit cards, long life to cash!