IBM common stock is listed on the New York, Chicago, Pacific Stock Exchanges, on other exchanges in the United States and around the world. The par value is twenty cents per share. At year-end 2000, there were 664,291 registered owners of IBM stock. Another 1,400,000 stockholders own IBM stock through brokerage houses, banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions. Equiserve, the First Chicago Trust Division, is IBM's transfer agent.
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IBM stock can be bought or sold through a stock broker, bank, or generally through a financial institution that provides brokerage services. The IBM transfer agent, Equiserve, the First Chicago Trust Division, also sponsors and administers the IBM Investor Services Program which contains a purchasing feature.