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security

Tradable financial asset

EntityQ169489

Also known as financial security

Subclass of: financial product
, financial instrument
, financial asset

Overview

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A security is a tradable financial asset. The term commonly refers to any form of financial instrument, but its legal definition varies by jurisdiction. In some countries and languages people commonly use the term "security" to refer to any form of financial instrument, even though the underlying legal and regulatory regime may not have such a broad definition. In some jurisdictions the term specifically excludes financial instruments other than equity and fixed income instruments. In some jurisdictions it includes some instruments that are close to equities and fixed income, e.g., equity warrants.

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Has characteristic: tradability
Different from: economic security
security

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38 identifiers linking security across the web's reference databases

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AIDB. (2026). security (Q169489). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/security-Q169489