Security

What does it mean?
An instrument representing ownership (stocks), a debt agreement (bonds), or the rights to ownership (derivatives).

In Other Words...
A security is essentially a contract that can be assigned a value and traded.

Examples of a security include a note, stock, preferred share, bond, debenture, option, future, swap, right, warrant, or virtually any other financial asset.

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