https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/197.aspxPolitics, disasters, war and peace.enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/58582.aspxThu, 16 Oct 2008 00:58:05 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:58582Anonymous Coward0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/58582.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=197&PostID=58582<p><blockquote><div><img src="https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/Themes/mises2008/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>katja328:</strong></div><div>I have to admit I don&#39;t quite understand the stock market, in order to sell something, you have to have a buyer, if there&#39;s no buyer, you are still stuck with your shares, except they are now worth nothing. Correct?</div></blockquote></p> <p>They should always be worth a small percentage of the underlying capital assets of the company if any were to be left over after a liquidation.</p> <p>Even after Enron&#39;s implosion they sent me a check for $0.04 or something crazy like that IIRC.</p> <p>They can&#39;t fall below zero since investors are only liable for the amount they invested and no more unless in cases of illegal activities.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/58558.aspxWed, 15 Oct 2008 22:31:23 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:58558katja3280https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/58558.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=197&PostID=58558<p>What would happen, hyperthetically speaking, if any of the indices ended up at 0?</p> <p>I have to admit I don&#39;t quite understand the stock market, in order to sell something, you have to have a buyer, if there&#39;s no buyer, you are still stuck with your shares, except they are now worth nothing. Correct?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>