Varven@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-24 months agoWhat isn't illegal but should be?message-squaremessage-square346fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down15
arrow-up1146arrow-down1message-squareWhat isn't illegal but should be?Varven@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-24 months agomessage-square346fedilink
minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoI’m envisioning stock as a sort of non-transferable contract between you and a company. There would be no way to pass the stock to a third party.
minus-squareTodd Bonzalez@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoThen how would the stock have any value?
minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoThe way it originally had value. You are loaning the company money and betting they are successful enough to pay you back with dividends.
I’m envisioning stock as a sort of non-transferable contract between you and a company. There would be no way to pass the stock to a third party.
Then how would the stock have any value?
The way it originally had value. You are loaning the company money and betting they are successful enough to pay you back with dividends.