Securities are financial instruments that hold some type of monetary value, which may represent an ownership position in a publicly-traded corporation (stock), a creditor relationship with a governmental body or a corporation (bond), or rights to ownership as represented by an option. Securities are tradable assets, and can be categorized as equity securities (e.g., stocks), debt securities (e.g., bonds), and derivatives (e.g., futures and options).
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