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Security

Trading Term

A negotiable financial instrument that represents any one of the following:

  • Stock – an ownership position in a publicly-traded corporation;
  • Bond – a creditor relationship with governmental body or a corporation (bond).
  • Rights to ownership as represented by an option.

The company or entity that issues the security is known as the issuer.

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