If a stock holder borrows money in order to buy stock, and if the value of the stock drops, they may be required to deposit addition monies either in their brokerage account if they bought on margin or deposit in their loan account at the bank if they used the stock as collateral
Stock holder don't get rid of stock,. they sell it in the market place
In North America when you open a brokerage account you must provide you social security number or your tax id.
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Can anyone give me insight as to how a stock holder can lose more than he invested?
If the stock is purchased and then the stock goes down as is sold. You would lose the difference.
Can stock holders get rid of stock any time they want or do they have to sell it?
You have to sell it to get rid of it. You can't just give it up. I have never heard of gifting as the other writer has said
Can you trade stock without giving out your ssn?
You need to open a trading account. This will require your SSN
To open a brokerage account you generally have to give your SSN, this allows the institution to identify you which they are required to do by law.
You can get rid of your stock at any time BY selling it, so yes you have to sell it or techincally gift it to someone else, which has various consequences and you should research tax implications of selling stock or gifting it.
Going long (standard buying of stock) a shareholder can only lose what they have invested UNLESS they are investing on margin (which is a form of borrowing money to purchase additional shares) or invested in other types of strategies that could inculde options.
If you buy the stock with your own funds, you can't.
If you buy stock with puts and calls or use a margin account, you can.
As for buying and selling, you must have an SSN and provide it.
I'm a student who's looking into long-term investments, preferably stock.
Can anyone give me insight as to how a stock holder can lose more than he invested?
Can stock holders get rid of stock any time they want or do they have to sell it?
Can you trade stock without giving out your ssn?
