If a company declares bankruptcy then the publicly traded shares of stock in that company become worthless. (stockmonkeys.com)
A privately owned, for - profit corporation can be either privately held by a small group of individuals, or publicly held, with publicly traded shares listed on a stock exchange. (sciencedaily.com)
The process of trading shares on the stock exchanges has always required labor - intensive operations, from managing spreadsheets to the completion of documents and the approval of lawyers. (bitcoinmagazine.com)