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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Account Name Verification]]  (ANV)
* [[Alienation of assets]]
* [[Alienation of assets]]
* [[An introduction to debt securities]]
* [[An introduction to debt securities]]
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* [[Bond]]
* [[Bond]]
* [[Bought deal]]
* [[Bought deal]]
* [[Capital]]
* [[Capital instrument]]
* [[Capital instrument]]
* [[Capital securities]]
* [[Capital securities]]
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* [[Open-ended investment company ]]
* [[Open-ended investment company ]]
* [[Over the counter]]
* [[Over the counter]]
* [[PISCES]]
* [[Principal value]]
* [[Principal value]]
* [[Private placement]]
* [[Private placement]]
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* [[Schuldschein]]
* [[Schuldschein]]
* [[Seasoned security]]
* [[Seasoned security]]
* [[Secure]]
* [[Secured]]
* [[Secured]]
* [[Secured creditor]]
* [[Secured creditor]]
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* [[Treasury inflation-indexed securities]]   
* [[Treasury inflation-indexed securities]]   
* [[Treasury securities]]   
* [[Treasury securities]]   
* [[UK Securities Lending, Repo and Money Markets Code]]
* [[UK Money Markets Code]]
* [[Undated]]
* [[Undated]]
* [[Undertaking for collective investments in transferable securities]]
* [[Undertaking for collective investments in transferable securities]]

Latest revision as of 12:43, 9 April 2025

1. Collateral.

Assets pledged by a borrower, as additional protection for the lender's interest.

For example a residential mortgage loan, for which the security is the residential property mortgaged to the lender.


2. Credit risk - legal risk - commercial risk.

Other improvements to the legal or commercial position of a lender or another party, particularly in relation to credit risk.


3. Stocks - shares - similar assets.

A tradeable legal claim upon the assets of the issuer of the security.

Examples of traded securities include shares and bonds.


4. Safety - confidentiality.

Safety, including both physical safety and - for example - the confidentiality of information.


5. Geopolitical risk.

Abbreviation for national security.


6. Controls - systems - procedures.

Systems and procedures to improve safety.

Including for example both physical access controls and electronic controls such as encryption and passwords.


See also