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Strathclyde Associates topic Are securities similar to stocks?
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.
What are investment securities?
Investment Securities are securities that have been purchased specifically as an investment, as opposed to securities that are purchased by a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary for resale or short term speculation.
What advantages does the FNMA have over other business corporations?
its common stock and other securities are exempt from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Laws and regulations to the same extent as U.S. government securities
What did Claymore Securities officially change its name to?
Claymore Securities officially changed its name to Guggenheim Funds Distributors Inc. on September 27, 2010. Many of the old products provided by Claymore Securities are still provided by Guggenheim Funds Distributors Inc.
What is the full name of NSDL?
National Securities Depository Limited
A market in which an investor purchases financial securities via an investment bank or other representative from the issuer of those securities is?
Primary market
Regulates securities and other financial market investments?
SEC
What are non earning asset?
other assets and investment securities
What are the funds out of which a company can purchase it own share?
Section 77A read with Section 77B(2)permits a company to buy its own shares or other securities out of:-(i) its free reserves.(ii) the securities premium account.(iii) the proceeds of any shares or other specified securities.
What is prime brokerage?
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.
What does it mean that securities are registered in the street name?
Securities are registered in the investor's name when paper certificates are physically held by an investor. To trade such certificates nowadays, one has to first deposit them into a brokerage account where they loose their physical status and become only electronic data. This electronic record of ownership administered by a brokerage house is called registration in the street name. Trading of securities in the street name involves no physical delivery of securities. All brokers have to do on client's behalf is to exchange electronic information between themselves and transfer agents.
What are asset baked securities?
Asset backed securities is a financial security backed by a loan, lease or receivables against assets other than real estate and mortgages. For investors, asset backed securities are an alternative to investing in corporate debt.
