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agency security, government security
a security issued by United States government agencies or the Farm Credit System
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mortgage-backed security
a security created when a group of mortgages are gathered together and bonds are sold to other institutions or the public; investors receive a portion of the interest payments on the mortgages as well as the principal payments; usually guaranteed by the government
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registered security
a security whose owner's name is recorded on the books of the issuer (or issuer's agent)
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scrip
a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency
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stock, stock certificate
a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
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tax-exempt, tax-exempt security
a security that is not subject to taxation
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bond, bond certificate
a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
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zero coupon security, zero-coupon security
a security that makes no interest payments but instead is sold at a deep discount from its face value
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partnership certificate
a certificate showing the interests of all parties in a business partnership
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proprietorship certificate
a certificate showing who is responsible in an individually owned business
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convertible, convertible security
a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)
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letter security
a stock or bond that is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold in the public market
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listed security
a security that has been accepted for trading by one of the organized and registered securities exchanges in the US
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OTC security, over the counter security, unlisted security
a security traded in the over-the-counter market
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bond issue
bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity
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convertible bond
a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions
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corporate bond
a bond issued by a corporation; carries no claim to ownership and pays no dividends but payments to bondholders have priority over payments to stockholders
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bearer bond, coupon bond
a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments
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government bond
a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world
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high-yield bond, junk bond
a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit
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municipal bond
a bond issued by a state or local government
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noncallable bond
a bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem the security before a specific date (usually at maturity)
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performance bond, surety bond
a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance
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post-obit bond
a bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion
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registered bond
a bond whose owner is recorded on the books of the issuer; can be transferred to another owner only when endorsed by the registered owner
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revenue bond
a bond issued by an agency that is commissioned to finance public works; revenue from the public property is used to pay off the bond
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secured bond
a bond that is back by collateral
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debenture, debenture bond, unsecured bond
the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future
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zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bond
a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security
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share
any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate
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Premium Bond
a government bond that bears no interest or capital gains but enters the holder into lotteries
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letter stock
stock that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public
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letter bond
a bond that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public
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OTC stock, over the counter stock, unlisted stock
stock that is not listed and traded on an organized exchange