[eru]

You can short Google.

[_heimdall]

Sure, though my point was only that the stock is the product when large enough. Nothing stops you from betting for or against the stock

[eru]

The stock isn't anymore the product than bonds are the product.

[_heimdall]

Sure, though the market cap of a company should be a much higher value than their outstanding bonds

Either way, the primary purpose of the company is to produce paper for financial services