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