Securities is the generic name for shares and other investment tools quoted on the stock market. Individuals may invest in securities, and check the progress of their investment every day in the newspapers or on the Internet. It is possible to enjoy a higher rate of return from investing in securities than from savings accounts.

Prime brokerage is the generic name for a bundled package of services offered by investment banks and securities firms to hedge funds and other professional investors needing the ability to borrow securities and cash to be able to invest on a netted basis and achieve an absolute return.

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'Gilts' or 'Gilt-Edged' is a colloquialism used in the United Kingdom to describe government securities issued in that country. South Africa and India use the same term in those countries for reasons of colonial legacy.

Terms used in other countries include 'OAT's' in France, 'Bunds' in Germany and 'Treasuries' in the USA, all of these terms being subsets of the generic term 'Government Securities'

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