Wow we really are marching right to towards a centralised digital currency with no privacy and no actually ownership.
Remember back in the day when owning stock meant u owned the actually stocks. Well now u own the right to the stocks but if the platform ur trading on goes under welp out of luck guess u don't actually own them.
This only applies to discount brokers, all of which are licensed, regulated brokers.
You do, in fact, βownβ the stocks you buy.
The internal plumbing of securities clearing, settlement, and registration is not a concern to retail investors.
Stop buying into juvenile conspiracies.
And if for some reason you are still not satisfied, you can always opt for a "full service" broker or ask to register the shares in your name, both of which are much more expensive.
Vast majority of those who are vocal about βownershipβ are from that reddit cult. Theyβll drag you down to their level with nonsense and stupidity, trying to convince you that GameStop will make them multi-billionaires. Be careful and donβt waste too much of your time on them.