2. Securities
A securities, in a financial context, is a certificate
or other financial instrument that has monetary
value and can be traded.
Securities are generally classified as either equity
securities, such as stocks and debt securities, such
as bonds and debentures. The sale of securities to
investors is one of the primary ways that publicly-
traded companies drive new capital for
operations.
4. EQUITY securities
An equity securities is an investment in stock issued by
another company. The accounting for an investment in
an equity securities is determined by the amount of
control of and influence over operating decisions the
company purchasing the stock has over the company
issuing the stock. (e.g., common stocks) Fixed income
investments, including debt securities like bonds, notes,
and money market instruments. Some fixed income
investments, such as certificates of deposit (CDs), may
not be securities at all.
6. Common stock gives investors partial ownership
in a company. Many companies exclusively issue
common stock to investors, and there's a lot
more common stock available on stock
exchanges than preferred stock.
Some companies also issue preferred stock, and
the features of preferred stock can differ greatly
from common stock. In fact, preferred stock
often looks a lot more like a bond, as it typically
has a set dollar amount that the company can
pay preferred shareholders to redeem the
shares.
COMMON SHARE & PREFRENCE
SHARE
7. DEBT SECURITIES
Debt security refers to
a debt instrument, such as a
government bond, corporate bond,
certificate of deposit (CD), municipal
bond, or preferred stock, that can be
bought or sold between two parties
and has basic terms defined, such as
notional amount (amount
borrowed), interest rate, and
maturity and renewal date
8. TYPES OF DEBT SECURITIES
Treasury Bills,
Notes and Bonds
Corporate
Bonds
Savings
Debentures
Packaged
Debt
Securities
Commercial
Paper
Municipal
Bonds
9. DERIVATIVES
Derivatives are financial contracts whose
value is linked to the value of an
underlying asset. They are complex financial
instruments that are used for various
purposes, including hedging and getting
access to additional assets or markets.