Endorser

Michael Phelps hearts Under Armor. He endorses the purchase of their stuff.

An endorser is the person who has to sign off on the sale of negotiable security (any security that can be bought and sold on the open market...think: stocks, and most bonds).

When a deal gets made to transfer ownership of one of these, it requires the endorser's signature. It makes the sale official.

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