Very true, kels. But, I don't personally plan on getting all of my shares. I'll get a good amount of them which I don't intend to sell until the multi-dollar range and then leave some in my account for the conditions you talk about.
Kelseyf,if you have the certs in hand and want to trade at some point,just sign them and have the siggy notorized,then over night express to you broker and you can sell the same day. hope this helps in some way.
Why don't you call your broker and see what they say to this proposal?
Honestly, I'd like to know.
Your buys and sells are legal documents as well...as everything is supposed to be reported to SEC and other government agencies, so I don't see how a piece of paper attesting to a certificate would be any better than the current statements of your brokerage.
As for holding certificates meaning you are out of the action, this is true but if delivered back to a broker they should be tradeable in 1 to 3 days.
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