registered security

1. The name given to securities whereby ownership is registered with the issuing company or their agent.

2. Securities that are unavailable for sale due to restrictions placed upon them at the time of issue.

Investopedia Says:
1. This is the common method for handling securities. It provides the issuing company with the necessary stockholder information needed to pay out dividends and deliver notices of important company activity.

2. These securities cannot be sold or transferred to other investors unless certain criteria are met under regulations.

Also known as restricted stock.

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1. Security whose owner is recorded by the issuing corporation or its registrar. In the case of a registered bond, principal of such a bond and interest, if registered as to interest, is paid to the owner of the bond listed on the record of the issuing company. It contrasts with Bearer (coupon) Bonds, where detachable coupons must be presented to the issuer for interest payment.

2. Public issue registered with the SEC.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a security whose owner's name is recorded on the books of the issuer (or issuer's agent)