Talk:Bearer bond

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Removed the following:

(note that checks printed in the US all say "endorse", which is an incorrect spelling)

Merriam-Webster shows 'endorse' as the preferred US spelling.

Not just US, endorse is the preferred spelling in British english too.

The UCC, adopted in all states, uses "indorsement" and its derivative words. Either is generally accepted. I believe that "endorsement" is more common in lay usage. Ellsworth 19:26, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dividend Payments

What about dividend payments - where/how do they go?

I'm not an expert, but zero coupon bearer bonds were (AIUI) not uncommon; Otherwise the dividend would be paid to whoever physically presented the (literal) coupon to the issuer. Then, of course, somebody realised that the dividends themselves were a tradeable entity without the attached bond, and thus appeared the strips market... 87.194.60.87 12:15, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pop culture references

I've removed the pop culture references from this article. Completely unencyclopedic. James A. Stewart 04:20, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

I just now came to this article after becoming curious about bearer bonds after seeing it in a movie. I recalled it being a somewhat common plot element in heist movies and the such. I came to this article hoping to find some specific information about how Bearer Bonds are portrayed in pop culture and I am dissapointed to see that the article has been completely wiped clean of any such information. While the "laundry list" isn't very indepth on the subject, it's at least a start and can hopefully let the subject develop a little more. I disagree that it is unencyclopedic, it's certainly not unuseful to someone interested in the subject. I vote to Keep. -- GIR 06:52, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

From what I can see of the revision history, there's not much about how bearer bonds are portrayed, just a (seemingly) random list of films/tv shows in which they are portrayed. Whilst I think the former might be of interest (or rather a comparison between the portrayal and the reality), I'm with James on the latter. 87.194.60.87 12:10, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree with GIR - BBs are commonly used as a McGuffin in heist movies and, unless you happen to be a financial market trader, the only place you're likely to hear about them is in a cinema. So indeed, I would imagine many visitors to this page are movie fans wanting to find out what these things are. So I've added a bit as suggested by User:87.194.60.87 --Oscar Bravo 06:59, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

What's there now is a distinct improvement - nice job Oscar Bravo. 87.194.60.87 (talk) 20:02, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

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