For Security we have terms and definitions in 25 topics. The topics are Accounting, Accounting Terms, Auto Loan, Business, Charitable Giving, Credit Cards, Customs, Debt Consolidation, Ethics, Finance, Financial, Frauds and Scams, Fundraising, Home Equity, Insolvency, Investing, Mortgage, Political, Purchasing A Home, Real Estate, Refinance, Securities, Security Testing, Tax and Technology.

Security (Accounting)

dependent upon usage is: a. a guarantee that an obligation will be met; b. defense against financial failure; financial independence; c. property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation; ord. a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder of which has a right to receive interest or dividendse.g. stocks and bonds.

Security (Accounting Terms)

Any kind of transferable certificate of ownership including EQUITY SECURITIES and DEBT SECURITIES.

Security (Auto Loan)

Interest

Security (Business)

Collateral that is promised to a lender as protection in case the borrower defaults on a loan.

Security (Charitable Giving)

A general term that refers primarily to stock, stock rights, bonds, debentures, notes or certificates issued by a corporation or government entity.

Security (Credit Cards)

Interest

Security (Customs)

A document giving title to property as collateral for a bank loan. Also saleable income yielding paper traded in a stock exchange, such as stocks and shares.
See also: Broker, Capital Market, Commercial Paper, Loan, Property, Spot Market,

Security (Debt Consolidation)

Property pledged to the creditor in case of a default on a loan; also referred to as collateral.

Security (Ethics)

The security of a system is the extent of protection against some unwanted occurrence such as the invasion of privacy, theft, and the corruption of information or physical damage.

Security (Finance)

Piece of paper that proves ownership of stocks, bonds, and other investments.

Security (Financial)

An instrument indicating ownership, in the case of stocks, or representing the debt of a corporation or government agency, in the case of bonds.

Security (Frauds and Scams)

Any instrument that represents ownership, or the right to ownership, of a corporation, or that represents the debt of a corporation. Shares and debt obligations of every kind, including options, warrants, and rights to acquire shares and debt obligations.

Security (Fundraising)

A general term that refers primarily to stocks and bonds, as compared to other investments such as real estate, limited partnerships and the like. Historically, the term comes from the fact that "security" was provided by the presentation of a written document reflecting the ownership.

Security (Home Equity)

Property pledged to the creditor in case of a default on a loan; also referred to as collateral.

Security (Insolvency)

Something given or pledged to a person who is lending money in order to secure or guarantee payment of that debt.

Security (Investing)

Any instrument that represents ownership, or the right to ownership, of a corporation, or that represents the debt of a corporation.

See Also: Debt; Instrument; Shareholder

Security (Mortgage)

A financial instrument showing ownership of equity (such as common stock), indebtedness (such as a debt security), a group of mortgages (such as MBS), or potential ownership (such as an option).

Security (Political)

Something that gives protection or safety. National security, for example, relates to policies that provide for effective national defense against an external or internal threat.

Security (Purchasing A Home)

The property that will be pledged as collateral for a loan.

Security (Real Estate)

Evidence of obligations to pay money or of rights to participate in earnings and distribution of corporate, trust or other property. A security is usually found where an investor subjects his or her money to the risks of an enterprise over which he or she exercises no managerial control.

Security (Refinance)

Property pledged to the creditor in case of a default on a loan; also referred to as collateral.

Security (Securities)

SEC definition includes: investment notes, stocks, treasury stocks, bonds, or debentures; certificates of interest or participation in a profit-sharing agreement or in oil, gas, or other mineral royalty or lease; collateral-trust certificates or voting-trust certificates; investment contracts; certificates of deposit for one of the above; options, rights or warrants on one of the above or on any group or index of the above; or foreign currency options or rights. Includes temporary securities but does not include currency, or any note, draft, bill of exchange, or banker's acceptance with a maturity of less than nine months. Commodity futures contracts or commodity options are not generally considered securities, but fall under the jurisdiction of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. While whole life, term, and universal life insurance are not considered securities, even though they may include some investment risk, variable life insurance is considered a security.

Security (Security Testing)

A condition that results from the establishment and maintenance of protective measures that ensure a state of inviolability from hostile acts or influences.
The subfield of information science concerned with ensuring that information systems are imbued with the condition of being secure, as well as the means of establishing, testing, auditing, and otherwise maintaining that condition.
(I) (1.) Measures taken to protect a system. (2.) The condition of a system that results from the establishment and maintenance of measures to protect the system. (3.) The condition of system resources being free from unauthorized access and from unauthorized or accidental change, destruction, or loss.
Security is concerned with the protection of assets from threats, where threats are categorised as the potential for abuse of protected assets. All categories of threats should be considered; but in the domain of security greater attention is given to those threats that are related to malicious or other human activities.

Security (Tax)

Collateral for a debt (for example, accounts receivable may be pledged as security for a loan). Security is a generic term used to refer to a bond, share certificate or other medium or long-term investment evidencing debt or ownership.

Security (Technology)

Steps taken to help protect a computer system and its data from harm or loss. A major focus of computer security, especially on systems that are accessed by many people or through communications lines, is the prevention of system access by unauthorized individuals.

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