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Do I own the actual shares when I buy Stocks?

You do not own the actual shares when you buy Stocks on CiNKO. You own stock tokens, not the shares themselves.

This means that:

  • you are not a shareholder of the company;

  • you cannot vote at shareholder meetings; and

  • dividends are not paid to you in cash. Instead, they are added to the value of the stock token (see “What happens to dividends?”).

CiNKO holds your stock tokens for you, and your holdings are recorded in your CiNKO account.

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