stock transfer
Equity ownership change
Stock transfer is the process of moving ownership of shares from one party to another.
This happens when stocks are sold, gifted, or inherited.
The term also covers the administrative paperwork involved: The stock transfer was delayed by missing signatures.
A stock transfer agent is a company that maintains ownership records for a corporation's shareholders.
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- certificateFormal written attestation
- stampMark-making device
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Buying ownership stakes
share buyback · treasury stock · IPO · stock split · dividend payment
stock transfervesting period
Time until ownership transfers
holding period · restricted stock · escrow · trading halt · blackout period
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