That is most definitely not a stock certificate. I can clearly read the words "certificate of deposit" in boldface at the top of the document. It takes a little doing but it also says that it is a certificate of deposit issued in lieu of an actual stock certificate in the body of text. What company and the amount of shares are irrelevant. What you said cannot happen...happened. I pray that you are more prescient in your view of the potential for our economic destruction.
HUH??? THAT IS NOT A STOCK CERTIFICATE ... that is a "Certificate of Deposit" from the clearing house for my 10,175 of property that I cannot get a stock certificate from the company.
However you are right in a sense, this is a certificate and this proves that not only companies print stock certs so do clearing houses when they refuse to send your certificate.
But according to you shorting does not increase the amount stock in the market. This is 10,175 shares more than the company issued. My cert is covering a short poisition at another brokerage house which they loaned my cert to is exactly what I was told by MY broker.
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