securities
Stocks and bonds
Securities are financial instruments representing ownership or debt—stocks, bonds, and similar assets that can be traded.
The term comes from the idea that these instruments are secured by something of value.
She invested heavily in government securities.
In the plural, the word almost always refers to these tradable financial assets; the singular security more often means safety or protection.
Ownership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- debenturesUnsecured corporate debt instruments
ETFs · derivatives · futures · options · commodities · portfolio · dividends · trading
Binding promise given
- lienClaim securing debt
- mortgageSecured home loan
- guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
- collateralSecurity for debt
encumbrance · asset-backed · margin · leveraged · repo · default · foreclosure · underwriting
Words meant to calm
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- certaintyTotal absence of doubt
guarantee · anchor · foundation · reliability · dependability · trust · protection
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
debentures · ETFs · derivatives · futures · options · commodities · portfolio · dividends · trading · IPO
pledge
Binding promise given
collateral · encumbrance · asset-backed · margin · leveraged · repo · default · foreclosure · underwriting
reassurance
Words meant to calm
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
certainty · guarantee · anchor · foundation · reliability · dependability · trust · protection
safeguards
Measures preventing harm
checkpoints · surveillance · screening · clearance · personnel · patrol · barriers · perimeter · detection · monitoring
- global financeinternational banking, financial hubs, central banks, capital flows, exchange rates
- securitiesshares, equities, bonds, stocks, stock exchanges
- SEC10-K, commissioner, commissioners, chair, chairman
- Investment BankingM&A, IPO, merger, mergers, acquisition
- probateexecutor, probate court, probate, beneficiary, executors
- businesscompany, corporation, firm, enterprise, commerce
securitiescash
Ready spending funds
currency · tangible assets · real estate · money · commodities
securitiesdangers
Sources of potential harm
threats · insecurities · perils · hazards · vulnerabilities
- securities lawRules governing tradable investments
- securities fraudIllegal financial market deception
- securities exchangeMarket for trading stocks
- securities marketVenue for trading financial instruments
secure, surely, unsure, security, insure, insurance, secured, reassure, assurance