Securities (finance)

tradable financial asset

negotiable instrument, wherein one party makes an unconditional promise in writing to pay a determinate sum of money to the other

government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies

grant of rights, land or property by a government, local authority, corporation, individual or other legal entity

all activities from the time a commitment is made for a financial transaction until it is settled

Securitization is the financial practice of pooling various types of contractual debt such as residential mortgages, commercial mortgages, auto loans, or credit card debt obligations (or other non-debt assets which generate receivables) and selling their related cash flows to third party investors as securities, which may be described as bonds, pass-through securities, or collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). Investors are repaid from the principal and interest cash flows collected from the underlying debt and redistributed through the capital structure of the new financing. Securities bac

document guaranteeing the payment of a specific amount of money, either on demand, or at a set time

Underwriting (UW) services are provided by some large financial institutions, such as banks, insurance companies and investment houses, whereby they guarantee payment in case of damage or financial loss and accept the financial risk for liability arising from such guarantee. An underwriting arrangement may be created in a number of situations including insurance, issues of security in a public offering, and bank lending, among others. The person or institution that agrees to sell a minimum number of securities of the company for commission is called the underwriter.

investment paradigm that involves buying securities that appear underpriced by some form of fundamental analysis

financial portfolio

financial institution that provides clearing and settlement services

==UNIDROIT== The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) is an independent intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the harmonisation, coordination, and modernisation of private and commercial law across national jurisdictions. It was founded in 1926 in Rome, Italy, under the aegis of the League of Nations.

in corporate finance, the company's shares being on the list of stock that are traded

deceptive practice in the stock or commodities markets that induces investors to make purchase or sale decisions on the basis of false information

type of organization

disclosure document that describes a financial security for potential buyers

ability to profit if the price of a security goes up

financial guarantee from a lender

contract to buy or sell a commodity, security or currency for immediate settlement

commerce phenomenon

non-exchange trading venue with decreased transparency requirements

collective term for all operations relating to the payment of money

legal document certifying ownership of share of company, association etc

Scripophily is the study and collection of stock and bond certificates. A specialized field of numismatics, scripophily has developed as an area of collecting because of the inherent beauty of certain historical certificates, and because of interest in the historical context of many of the documents. In addition, some stock certificates serve as excellent examples of engraving. Occasionally, an old stock certificate is found that still has value, representing actual shares in the original or a successor company.

direct offering of securities to a limited number of sophisticated institutional investors

contract between a government and a resource extraction company

types of securities

agreement to give stock loans for a fee and collateral

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natural person or persons who ultimately owns or controls an interest in a legal entity or arrangement

type of document

financial institution

an account that is used to handle securities transactions and securities holdings

prohibitive financial transaction

economic dilemma where two parties may be able to work most efficiently by cooperating, but refrain from doing so because of concerns that they may give the other party increased bargaining power and thus reduce their own profits

United Kingdom government procurement policy

risk that a counterparty (or intermediary agent) fails to deliver a security or its value in cash as per agreement

financial credit crisis in the United States

future discounted value of all future cash flows beyond a given date

class of financial instruments with similar behavior and characteristics

account to hold financial securities in electronic form

process to borrow funds in financial markets