Or in an allocated account (the gold has your name on it) in an independent, insured depository.

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Each Democratic state party is allocated a number of delegates based on a complicated formula that takes into account the state's electoral votes and the strength of support for Democratic presidential candidates in the last three general elections.

CNN: 2004 Primaries

To sell your shares, you had to enter in your customer account number, sent as part of the e-mail telling you how many shares you had been allocated.

BBC: Float scrambles Egg