Talk:Security (finance)
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Could I get an appreciation of how physically secure financial instruments are, in the global industry.
For example, I understand that counterfeiting is pervasive and from a survey done by Gieshen Consultancy on the global theft of Intellectual Property, that just in one month something like $570million dollars of counterfeiting took place for currencies, checks, money orders, treasury bonds, credit and debit cards.
I'm particularly interested in the documentation and whether solutions are possible to ensure the authenticity of valuable instruments - since I represent a company that has tamper-evident technology.
In a nut-shell - what type of organisation has a need in this industry to know whether a particular instrument is a forgery or not, say even before the instrument is presented for payment or redeemed? For example if valuable instruments are transferable I would assume each party in the chain link would want to know whether the document is the original.
But is there a market for having the security or peace of mind in knowing that the document is the original in this industry?
- I'm not sure whether this is the correct forum to discuss new business opportunities for your company. I'll respond anyway as the answer might be of general interest. It is extremely rare nowadays that actual bearer bonds (i.e. physical documents) are printed. They are viewed with great suspicion by authorities and market participants, as they facilitate money laundering, tax evasion, theft and forgery. The number of outstanding bearer securities is dwindling, as old bearer bonds mature, and companies move to completely electronic registration systems for their shares. ICMA keeps a list for its member of forged securities on its website [1]] - DocendoDiscimus 11:00, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Grammer issues
I've noticed that in several of these "security" related articles the grammar is lacking. I'd love to go in and change things (I have in a few cases) but am wary of changing meaning in an arena where I am far from an expert. Any takers? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.143.162.40 (talk) 05:42, 12 December 2006 (UTC).
[edit] Synonym
Could someone clarify whether or not securities are the same, or similar to common stock?
- Common stock is a type of security. Other examples of securities include preferred stock and bonds. Bond Head 12:08, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Orphaned word?
Securities may be represented by a certificate or, more typically, by an electronic book entry interest. Is the word, "interest," an orphaned word? Brian Pearson 01:43, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Contradiction in definitions
The very first line of this article defines a security as a "fungible, negotiable instrument". However, the article on negotiable instruments explicitly defines securities as _not_ being negotiable instruments according to Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code. This seems like a contradiction to me.140.247.159.144 04:06, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Security Pricing
The article requires contributions in terms of pricing elaborations of various security types like equity, mutual funds & exchange traded funds. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shahidmbakshi (talk • contribs) 14:15, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
