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Why do organizations use Depat to assist in managing stock?
If you're accepting stock from any company today, your company is going to use a platform to help ensure they are in compliance for their IPO (Initial Public Offering) and their stock trades and/or exchanges, to add value to their (and/or your) stock. We facilitate data including and transferring stock from one organization or one person to another, similar somewhat to e-trade, so your stock will remain yours no matter your status with the company, or the company's status. Stock, and the IPO process, is complicated, and since most companies are not experts in such matters, we exist to assist them, and you. When your company's IPO (Initial Public Offering) occurs your stock will be convertible for you to manage on a public exchange market.
I am a stakeholder, and/or a workforce member with a company who directed me obtain a Depat account. Why isn't my company paying for the cost of my Depat account?
A Depat account enables you the rights to manage (re-allocate, trade, gift, and even sell) pre-IPO stock, regrades of the company's wishes, and whether or not you: wish to remain a stakeholder in the company, and/or wish to remain working with your company. The Depat account cost, due to banking authentications, also helps to ensure you are indeed the account owner, helping to mitigate stock fraud.
Can I trade my stock?
Yes. You can trade your shares with other account holders or other companies registered with Depat. To realize the best upside potential, it's best to hold your stock as long as you can, however, some individuals and/or organizations will provide you with money and/or lines of credit for your stock, now. We are not at liberty to promote one over others, however, such a transfer must be reported to Depat and the corporation(s) which is easily done via either your Depat account or via a Depat transfer. Monetary transactions related to transfers are not requested by Depat or the corporation(s), only transfer in ownership(s).
Can I sell my shares?
Yes. You can sell your shares to any buyer, in a private capacity, yet we do not facilitate any selling processes. In the event you do sell your shares, you would contact us to initiate a transfer of shares to your buyer.
What does Depat do, exactly?
We facilitate data regarding stock shares of corporations. Companies who are in good standing with Depat.org as a pre-IPO (not yet a publicly traded company), or an unlisted privately traded corporation, are able to enable their clients, investors, employees, contractors, and consumers to use our services in order to provide a third party validation and certification of authenticated stock.
How quickly can an IPO occur?
Depending on the industry, the company, the IPO process, and the nation hosting the IPO (the US is not the only facilitator), a company can complete an IPO (also known as "going public") from one day (if prepared) to an average of 3 months up to 6 months. Some companies may utilize an international or a Depat-accelerated option which could be faster for stakeholders.
What are introductory shares, gift shares, pre-IPO shares, and unlisted shares?
These shares, sometimes referred to as private shares or private stock, have grown in popularity and enable improved talent level acquisitions, and additional financial stimulus for workforce members, clients, and other stakeholders.
Is there any risk in purchasing stock from a private company?
No, in most cases. If you've qualified for stock with a company, you could risk losing rights to such stock unless, among other items, you are issued proof of authentic stock, which is partly what our service provides. We also enable you to better manage your stock portfolio, which helps you maximize cash values.
What if I've been offered stock, and I no longer work with the company?
The IPO market and public stock market requirements are complicated with many regulations of which most startups, small companies, and consumers don't specialize. If you were offered stock, you should have a stock certificate. If you don't have a stock certificate you likely won't be able to claim rights to stock. Company management, operations, strategies, and the legal structures almost always change from the transitions through the pre-IPO, IPO, and post-IPO processes. An IPO stock market exchange's publicized listing date of the corporation helps you to visually verify the open market price of your stock. Unless you have a physical or digital stock certificate, legally a company, post-IPO, very likely won't issue or validate anything to you or for you. If you are in possession of an authentic stock certificate provided to you via Depat, your stock certificate has been validated and is authenticated by both Depat and the company who issued the stock.
How do I ensure stock offered will be able to be converted into cash post-IPO?
One of the reasons individuals utilize our service is to obtain the fastest possible conversion speed of their stock into cash. To reduce fraud, misappropriation of shares, and ensure SEC and FINRA compliance, Depat accredited companies maintain an active Depat account which ensures electronic communications updates about your stock can be promulgated as needed, and as required. When the IPO occurs, your private stock is transferred to the public stock exchange, of which you can quickly utilize and access.
When would I want stock from a company?
Generally speaking, you should always want stock if given the great opportunity to earn or acquire stock. Regarding sign-on bonus shares, if the total shares of stock you're being offered is worth more than $500 you should always obtain a stock certificate (or e-cert). After you've activated your Depat account, we authenticate company stock you may have been and/or are being issued due to your stakeholder arrangement or working arrangement on an ongoing basis with such company. We report applicable stock data to your Depat account, such as the total number of shares of stock you've been issued.
How valuable is stock from a company?
Credit, loans, and other asset forms amounting to cash is available as soon as you have stock, and the total value depends on a few variables. Every company listed on NASDAQ (and the other competitor exchanges) was first a private (non-listed) company who likely issued its first shares to owner(s), employees, investors, clients, consumers, and/or etc. Stock is valued numerous different ways, and just like opinions, their value can vary from not so great to exceedingly great. Value can be measured four ways: #1) today's value, #2) the value one realizes when the stock is either sold through a private party sale or provided with a loan based on the value of the stock, #3) the cash value provided a stock rating agency, and/or 4) the currency transferred to your bank account upon stock transaction(s).
When and how can I sell, or cash-in, stock?
You can sell stock you own right now through a private party sale, and some banks us stock as collateral to issue you a loan against the total value of all your stock.
Does my stock have any value, right now?
Yes. Metrics from Depat including the number of shares available, earned, returned, rescinded, split, and gifted, traded, transferred, and/or exchanged to approved buyers, as well as data from other sources, are utilized by third parties who provide establish estimated values to Depat.
I am no longer working with my company, and even though I have a small amount of stock and I am debating cancelling my Depat account.
If you cancel your Depat account, you could be forfeiting your future right to any and all stock, and preventing your rights or claims to stock. If stock was created, it has absolute value, and your company would much rather have that stock back in their ownership, as they are able to sell it to others and/or offer it to others. If you cancel your Depat account you are signaling to your company, and to the market, that you wish to relinquish your stock. If the total holdings of your stock has an estimated cash value of more than $500.00, we keeping your Depat account active ensures future cash values can reach many multiples of today's values (5x, 50x or more).
If you're accepting stock from any company today, your company is going to use a platform to help ensure they are in compliance for their IPO (Initial Public Offering) and their stock trades and/or exchanges, to add value to their (and/or your) stock. We facilitate data including and transferring stock from one organization or one person to another, similar somewhat to e-trade, so your stock will remain yours no matter your status with the company, or the company's status. Stock, and the IPO process, is complicated, and since most companies are not experts in such matters, we exist to assist them, and you. When your company's IPO (Initial Public Offering) occurs your stock will be convertible for you to manage on a public exchange market.
I am a stakeholder, and/or a workforce member with a company who directed me obtain a Depat account. Why isn't my company paying for the cost of my Depat account?
A Depat account enables you the rights to manage (re-allocate, trade, gift, and even sell) pre-IPO stock, regrades of the company's wishes, and whether or not you: wish to remain a stakeholder in the company, and/or wish to remain working with your company. The Depat account cost, due to banking authentications, also helps to ensure you are indeed the account owner, helping to mitigate stock fraud.
Can I trade my stock?
Yes. You can trade your shares with other account holders or other companies registered with Depat. To realize the best upside potential, it's best to hold your stock as long as you can, however, some individuals and/or organizations will provide you with money and/or lines of credit for your stock, now. We are not at liberty to promote one over others, however, such a transfer must be reported to Depat and the corporation(s) which is easily done via either your Depat account or via a Depat transfer. Monetary transactions related to transfers are not requested by Depat or the corporation(s), only transfer in ownership(s).
Can I sell my shares?
Yes. You can sell your shares to any buyer, in a private capacity, yet we do not facilitate any selling processes. In the event you do sell your shares, you would contact us to initiate a transfer of shares to your buyer.
What does Depat do, exactly?
We facilitate data regarding stock shares of corporations. Companies who are in good standing with Depat.org as a pre-IPO (not yet a publicly traded company), or an unlisted privately traded corporation, are able to enable their clients, investors, employees, contractors, and consumers to use our services in order to provide a third party validation and certification of authenticated stock.
How quickly can an IPO occur?
Depending on the industry, the company, the IPO process, and the nation hosting the IPO (the US is not the only facilitator), a company can complete an IPO (also known as "going public") from one day (if prepared) to an average of 3 months up to 6 months. Some companies may utilize an international or a Depat-accelerated option which could be faster for stakeholders.
What are introductory shares, gift shares, pre-IPO shares, and unlisted shares?
These shares, sometimes referred to as private shares or private stock, have grown in popularity and enable improved talent level acquisitions, and additional financial stimulus for workforce members, clients, and other stakeholders.
Is there any risk in purchasing stock from a private company?
No, in most cases. If you've qualified for stock with a company, you could risk losing rights to such stock unless, among other items, you are issued proof of authentic stock, which is partly what our service provides. We also enable you to better manage your stock portfolio, which helps you maximize cash values.
What if I've been offered stock, and I no longer work with the company?
The IPO market and public stock market requirements are complicated with many regulations of which most startups, small companies, and consumers don't specialize. If you were offered stock, you should have a stock certificate. If you don't have a stock certificate you likely won't be able to claim rights to stock. Company management, operations, strategies, and the legal structures almost always change from the transitions through the pre-IPO, IPO, and post-IPO processes. An IPO stock market exchange's publicized listing date of the corporation helps you to visually verify the open market price of your stock. Unless you have a physical or digital stock certificate, legally a company, post-IPO, very likely won't issue or validate anything to you or for you. If you are in possession of an authentic stock certificate provided to you via Depat, your stock certificate has been validated and is authenticated by both Depat and the company who issued the stock.
How do I ensure stock offered will be able to be converted into cash post-IPO?
One of the reasons individuals utilize our service is to obtain the fastest possible conversion speed of their stock into cash. To reduce fraud, misappropriation of shares, and ensure SEC and FINRA compliance, Depat accredited companies maintain an active Depat account which ensures electronic communications updates about your stock can be promulgated as needed, and as required. When the IPO occurs, your private stock is transferred to the public stock exchange, of which you can quickly utilize and access.
When would I want stock from a company?
Generally speaking, you should always want stock if given the great opportunity to earn or acquire stock. Regarding sign-on bonus shares, if the total shares of stock you're being offered is worth more than $500 you should always obtain a stock certificate (or e-cert). After you've activated your Depat account, we authenticate company stock you may have been and/or are being issued due to your stakeholder arrangement or working arrangement on an ongoing basis with such company. We report applicable stock data to your Depat account, such as the total number of shares of stock you've been issued.
How valuable is stock from a company?
Credit, loans, and other asset forms amounting to cash is available as soon as you have stock, and the total value depends on a few variables. Every company listed on NASDAQ (and the other competitor exchanges) was first a private (non-listed) company who likely issued its first shares to owner(s), employees, investors, clients, consumers, and/or etc. Stock is valued numerous different ways, and just like opinions, their value can vary from not so great to exceedingly great. Value can be measured four ways: #1) today's value, #2) the value one realizes when the stock is either sold through a private party sale or provided with a loan based on the value of the stock, #3) the cash value provided a stock rating agency, and/or 4) the currency transferred to your bank account upon stock transaction(s).
When and how can I sell, or cash-in, stock?
You can sell stock you own right now through a private party sale, and some banks us stock as collateral to issue you a loan against the total value of all your stock.
Does my stock have any value, right now?
Yes. Metrics from Depat including the number of shares available, earned, returned, rescinded, split, and gifted, traded, transferred, and/or exchanged to approved buyers, as well as data from other sources, are utilized by third parties who provide establish estimated values to Depat.
I am no longer working with my company, and even though I have a small amount of stock and I am debating cancelling my Depat account.
If you cancel your Depat account, you could be forfeiting your future right to any and all stock, and preventing your rights or claims to stock. If stock was created, it has absolute value, and your company would much rather have that stock back in their ownership, as they are able to sell it to others and/or offer it to others. If you cancel your Depat account you are signaling to your company, and to the market, that you wish to relinquish your stock. If the total holdings of your stock has an estimated cash value of more than $500.00, we keeping your Depat account active ensures future cash values can reach many multiples of today's values (5x, 50x or more).