Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
securities — I noun assets, bonds, capital, evidences of debts, evidences of obligations, holdings, invested property, investment, negotiables, property, shares, stocks associated concepts: corporate securities, investment securities, sale of securities II… … Law dictionary
corporate — cor·po·rate 1 / kȯr pə rət/ adj: of or relating to a business corporation corporate 2 n: a bond issued by a business corporation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
securities acts — n. Federal and state statutes that govern registration of and trade in corporate securities, including the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Essential Law… … Law dictionary
Securities Investor Protection Corporation — n. An organization established by federal statute to help brokers and dealers in corporate securities who find themselves in financial difficulties. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… … Law dictionary
securities — Financial instruments that are traded on a stock exchange and yield an income. Securities include shares, bonds and debentures issued by corporations. The assets and/or profits of the issuing corporation stand as security for payment. No… … Business law dictionary
Securities fraud — Securities fraud, also known as stock fraud and investment fraud, is a practice in which investors make purchase or sale decisions on the basis of false information, frequently resulting in losses, in violation of the securities laws. [… … Wikipedia
Corporate law — (also company or corporations law) is the study of how shareholders, directors, employees, creditors, and other stakeholders such as consumers, the community and the environment interact with one another under the internal rules of the firm.… … Wikipedia
Corporate law in the United States — is a collection of over 50 different systems of corporate law, or one law for each state. Two sources of law are, however particularly important: the Model Business Corporation Act (MBCA), drafted by the American Bar Association was influential… … Wikipedia
Corporate action — Corporate finance … Wikipedia
Securities and Exchange Commission — n. A federal agency that oversees the sale and issuing of corporate stocks and bonds and corporate takeovers. abbrv. SEC The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. Securities and… … Law dictionary
