Those of you with certs would find your names on such a list. Those whose shares are held in street name would not, but the total held by the clearing firms would be there.
Ding ding ding ding! Problem starts with the part in bold. Companies (Enron ring a bell?) cook the books with ungodly amounts of money which goes unnoticed... you really think all MMs, clearing houses, brokerages, etc. don't practice a little of the same? Come on now. There is major money in corruption in stock trading. You're one of the very few who thinks there isn't.
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