He 'placed/put a lot of stock' in her ability to get the job done. [=he had a lot of trust in her ability to get the job done]
The mayor's 'stock' with voters is high/low right now. [=the mayor is popular/unpopular with voters right now]
He decided to 'exercise his stock options'. [=he decided to buy stock in the company that he works for]
(..) The Intertitles appear in their original font. Intertitles with a different typeface (like this one) have been added to summarize the plot of missing segments. Black film stock indicates shorter sections of missing footage. An Ufa production Distributed by Parufamet. Director: Fritz Lang. (..)1927 Metropolis