Security (see also: Bond, Stock/Share/Equity)
-An instrument representing ownership (stocks), a debt agreement (bonds), or the rights to ownership (derivatives).
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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