The legislation that craeted the SEC and charged it with providing oversight and the enforcement of the securities industry.
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SECURITIES FIRM
A company that facilitates financial market trades between buyers and sellers for a fee.
SECURITIES FRAUD
An intentional omission, concealment or a perversion of any financial information that is used to cheat or to take an unlawful advantage of any investors.
SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION (SIPC)
A not for profit corporation that insures the investment accounts that are held by menbers of a brokerage firm. It is insured against insolvency and fraud and covers cash and […]
SECURITIES LAWS
Laws governing the issue, sale and transfer of bonds, stocks and other securities.
SECURITIES LIQUIDITY RISK
A possible loss from the probability that security is not a marketable product or can’t be sold fast enough. See securities market risk .
SECURITIES LOAN
Collateral for a loan that is marketable securities. Not a security loan which is secured by a marketable asset.
SECURITIZATION
A firm’s development of a package of investment opportunities and offering different scenarios of the package to fit a clients needs ensuring market liquidity and the involvement of more clients […]
SECURITY
Protection; assurance; Indemnification. The term is usually applied to an obligation , pledge, mortgage, deposit, lien, etc., given by a debtor in order to make sure the payment or performance […]
SECURITY AGREEMENT
A contract between a secured lender and a borrower that will specify the asset pledged as security and the conditions under which it may be foreclosed on.
SECURITY ANALYST
A professional in the finance industry who will gather any financial market information , stock market trendsand make purchase recommendations and security sales that are based on his evaluations.
SECURITY AUDIT
The audit that is used to determine a systems computer access control procedures against unwanted attacks and intrusions from criminals and any unauthorised personnel.
SECURITY BREACH
An act that comes from outside of an organisation that can bypass secutiry poli cies or contarvenes those policies.
SECURITY CATEGORY
There are four common security categories that are dependent on the sensitivity of onformation found ina document.1. Protected storage,2. protected personnel, 3 protected and 4 standard. See security classification .
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
The level of security that is assigned to each document dependent on the information it contains.1 top secret, 2 secret, 3 confidential and 4 restricted.
SECURITY COLLATERAL
a term for an additional security for a debt that is subordinate to the original security and is a secondary guarantee that the debt will be paid.
SECURITY COUNCIL
the name of the governing committee e of the United Nations that sees that nations live in harmony. There are 5 permanent members, USA, Soviet Union, France, UK, China and […]
SECURITY DEPOSIT
A cash or bond that is given into another’s custody as a guarantee of performance ot to secure possession or occupancy.
SECURITY ENDORSEMENT
A procedure in shippingwhere a shipper signs a statement rthat certifies that there are no dangerous materials such as explosives in the shipment.
SECURITY FOR COSTS
In practice . A security which a defendant in an action may require of a plaintiff who does not reside within the jurisdiction of the court, for the payment of […]
SECURITY HOLE
The shortcomings of a computer program that will allow unauthorised users access to a network or system.
SECURITY INSTRUMENT
A trust or mortgage deed that shows evidence that an asset orm property has been pledged as a security.
SECURITY INTEREST
An enforceable claim that is created by a security agreement or by the law that secures the fulfillment of a pledge.The lender has security interest incollateral provided by a borrower […]
SECURITY LAWS
These are the federal regulations with the purpose to protect the country from subversive acts overseas.
SECURITY LOAN
A loan secured by pledging a marketable asset as collateral.