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Security
? Asecurity, in afinancial context, is a certificate or
otherfinancial instrument that has monetary value
and can be traded.Securities are generally classified
as either equitysecurities, such as stocks and
debtsecurities, such as bonds and debentures.
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Security
? Asecurity, in afinancial context, is a certificate or
otherfinancial instrument that has monetary value
and can be traded.Securities are generally classified
as either equitysecurities, such as stocks and
debtsecurities, such as bonds and debentures.
Contd..
Securities are generally categorized into;
? debt securities (e.g., banknotes, bonds and debentures
? equity securities (e.g., common stocks)
? derivatives (e.g., forwards, futures, options and swaps).
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Security
? Asecurity, in afinancial context, is a certificate or
otherfinancial instrument that has monetary value
and can be traded.Securities are generally classified
as either equitysecurities, such as stocks and
debtsecurities, such as bonds and debentures.
Contd..
Securities are generally categorized into;
? debt securities (e.g., banknotes, bonds and debentures
? equity securities (e.g., common stocks)
? derivatives (e.g., forwards, futures, options and swaps).
Debt securities
? Debt security refers to a debt instrument, such as
a government bond, corporate bond,certificate of deposit
(CD), municipal bond or preferred stock, that can be
bought or sold between two parties and has basic terms
defined, such as notional amount (amount borrowed),
interest rate, and maturity and renewal date. It also
includes collateralized securities, such as collateralized
debt obligations (CDOs), collateralized mortgage
obligations (CMOs), mortgage-backed securities issued by
the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMAs)
and zero-coupon securities.
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Security
? Asecurity, in afinancial context, is a certificate or
otherfinancial instrument that has monetary value
and can be traded.Securities are generally classified
as either equitysecurities, such as stocks and
debtsecurities, such as bonds and debentures.
Contd..
Securities are generally categorized into;
? debt securities (e.g., banknotes, bonds and debentures
? equity securities (e.g., common stocks)
? derivatives (e.g., forwards, futures, options and swaps).
Debt securities
? Debt security refers to a debt instrument, such as
a government bond, corporate bond,certificate of deposit
(CD), municipal bond or preferred stock, that can be
bought or sold between two parties and has basic terms
defined, such as notional amount (amount borrowed),
interest rate, and maturity and renewal date. It also
includes collateralized securities, such as collateralized
debt obligations (CDOs), collateralized mortgage
obligations (CMOs), mortgage-backed securities issued by
the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMAs)
and zero-coupon securities.
Equity securities
? Equity securities usually provide steady income as
dividends but may fluctuate significantly in their
market value with the ups and downs in the economic
cycle and the fortunes of the issuing firm.
2. Right to subscribe for, or convert another security
(such as a bond) into, the common stock (ordinary
shares) of a firm.
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