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Margin securitiesSecurities which may be bought or sold on margin. In the USA, an approved list of margin securities is published by the Federal Reserve Board.Similar MatchesSecurities Industry Automation CorporationSecurities Industry Automation CorporationIn the US, SIAC operates the New York and American Stock Exchanges automation and communications systems to support trading, market data reporting, and surveillance activities. SIAC also supports the NSCC's nation-wide clearance and settlement systems and it is the systems processor for industry-wide National Market System components, such as CTS,CQS, and ITS. SIAC is jointly owned by the NYSE and AMEX. 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. Exempt securitiesExempt securitiesInstruments exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 or the margin requirements of the SEC Act of 1934. Such securities include government bonds, agencies, munis, commercial paper, and private placements. Fixed income securitiesFixed income securitiesSecurities which pay a fixed rate of interest. Government bonds (gilts) are the best known example. Compared to shares, fixed income securities have the attraction of certainty - you know what income you will get in advance - and they are less risky than shares. But the upside is not as good, and you will never get the really high returns with a bond that you might get with a share that does well. Unlisted securitiesUnlisted securitiesShares (usually in small companies) which are not listed on a Recognised Investment Exchange. A limited number of unlisted securities have traded since 1980 on the unlisted securities market (USM) which however closed at the end of 1996. The USM was replaced by the alternative investment market (AIM). Further SuggestionsUnited States government securitiesEuropean Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation Securities and Exchange Commission Agency securities Securities Exchange of Thailand (SET) Government securities irredeemable securities Inflation indexed securities Gilt edged securities Securities and Futures Authority organised securities exchange Discount securities International Securities Identification Number agency securities Certificate of Accrual on Treasury Securities (CATS) Lehman Brothers Mortgage Backed Securities Index Securities and Exchange Commission Rules Japanese Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (Jasdaq) Securities and commodities exchanges National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) Marketable securities defensive securities Manufactured housing securities (MHS) Public securities offering European Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (EASDAQ) |
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