This is New Eden, what could possibly be thinking?

Release the Crooks and Schemers.

Eve Online has corporations that have a set number of shares that are spread across several directors by the CEO of the corporation. They are not traded in the market at all, but these shares allow each director certain level of control over the corporation's assets and wallet as well as voting power among the leadership. I don't really see shares working in a secondary market where commodities like weapons and ships are the true items of value to be bought and sold.

What I was trying to do was think of a progression a single player could make that still effected the mass of players with out being in a corp. A way for a single person to progress down something other then skill tree's. Cause that only effected the persons combat. and not the entirety of the player base. But stocks was just something that came to me. Really I got the idea from another game where you bought mechs and you can buy stocks and sell them. You had sort of an online feel to the game even tho it wasnt online. And you bought chips that were personas. and such. I liked the idea of playing with stocks.

In that case, you'll still get the same satisfaction once the market opens up and you're able to sell your unwanted salvage to another player who likes to have one at a bargain price. Keep in mind that CCP will more than likely dwindle or shut off the NPC supply while Eve/Dust players have control over their production. They'll work just the same way as stocks do in the real world.