On paper, the stock issue (5)
I believe the answer is:
scrip
'on paper' is the definition.
'scrip' can be an answer for 'paper' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'on' bit.
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scrip that I've seen before include "Preliminary shares certificate" , "bag" , "Certificates of investments earning dividends" , "Share certificate" , "extra shares" .)