This is really pitiful but has anyone noticed that internet trading sites don't actually issue you stock and shareholders of the company? This might blow your mind but common shares are supposed to be issued and your sharehold % in the company determines what percentage of the the quarterly profits you receive. According to internet stock trading sites you only get a profit or loss depending on the demand of common-stock as if it were a mock charade of the actual market. Enough to give a man a heartache, I know.