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Defensive securitiesSecurities which are considered to be more stable in price in a market where prices are falling.Similar MatchesMortgage Backed Securities Clearing Corporation (MBSCC)Mortgage Backed Securities Clearing Corporation (MBSCC)"Founded" in 1979, MBSCC is the sole provider of automated post-trade comparison, netting, risk management and pool notification services to the mortgage-backed securities market. The organization is a registered clearing agency with the Securities and Exchange Commission and majority-owned by its members -- MBS dealers, inter-dealer brokers and other non-broker/dealers. MBSCC provides its specialized services to major market participants active in various Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Fannie Mae(FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) MBS programs. Federal agency securitiesFederal agency securitiesSecurities issued by corporations and agencies created by the US government, such as the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and Ginnie Mae. Securities and commodities exchangesSecurities and commodities exchangesExchanges on which securities, options, and futures contracts are traded by members for their own accounts and for the accounts of customers. Original Issue Discount securities (OIDS)Original Issue Discount securities (OIDS)Bonds on which the coupon rate is set considerably below the yield to maturity at the time of issuance so that the bonds are issued at a discount from a par value. Securities Investor Protection CorporationSecurities Investor Protection CorporationIn the US, a non profit organisation which provides insurance for cash and securities in customer accounts held by approved brokerage firms. Brokers and dealers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission are obliged to be members of SIPC. In the event that such a firm fails, investors are covered up to a maximum of $500,000 of which no more than $100,000 can be cash. Further SuggestionsDistressed securitiesNational Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (Nasdaq) Pass through securities unlisted securities securities Discount securities Book entry securities Securities Act of 1933 Treasury securities Securities Public Securities Administration (PSA) Project loan securities Securities and Investments Board Securities Industry Committee on Arbitration (SICA) agency securities organised securities exchange International Organization of Securities Commissioners registered securities fixed income securities Debt securities Government securities Public securities offering unlisted securities market listed securities Securities Industry Association |
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