stop transfer

stop transfer definition - business

stop transfer

An order to stop the transfer of ownership of a particular stock or bond certificate, a situation that generally occurs after an investor has notified a transfer agent that a certificate has been lost or stolen.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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