My broker from Scottrade just called me. When I went into their office on Wednesday (Nov 21) to request my certificate, although I was not told this at that time, they were not able to request my certificate because all of the shares I had were not settled yet(I did buy some on Monday the 19th). She called me to state that as of this morning, all of my shares were settled and they would proceed with requesting the certificate.
I asked how the certificate would be sent to me and she said it was up to the transfer agent - most likely FED Ex or USPS with signature - every transfer agent is different.
As advised by several on the board, though, I think I'll make a call to the transfer agent myself around the 4th or 5th of December.
Just counting, 4-6 weeks from now would make a nice Christmas present!
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