>You've never heard of it unless you're a professional trader, Or if you've seen/requested a stock certificate. It used to be fairly easy to get a paper certif

>You've never heard of it unless you're a professional trader, Or if you've seen/requested a stock certificate. It used to be fairly easy to get a paper certificate from a broker, for a fee on the order of $10. However I've read they charge as much as $500 now, in an effort to discourage ordinary people from doing it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_certificate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_certificate