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Tuesday, 09/14/2010 9:20:42 PM

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:20:42 PM

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What Does Security Mean?

An instrument representing ownership (stocks), a debt agreement (bonds) or the rights to ownership (derivatives).
Investopedia explains Security
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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