- plural of security.
securities
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The world has regularly obliged by rushing to buy Treasury debt at a lower yield than before the calamity because of the risk-free securities’ haven status.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
“Wall Street’s cash bonuses were expected to fall as several factors weighed on the securities’ industry profitability in 2022,” DiNapoli said in a prepared release.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023
They can also be pricey to trade because the short seller must pay interest to the securities’ lender and pay any scheduled interest and principal payments owed to the bondholder.
From Reuters • Oct. 15, 2018
To bring such a criminal indictment, prosecutors would have to prove that Musk willfully violated the securities’ law, she said.
From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2018
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing for the majority, said that defendants facing class action may try to show at an early stage that their statements did not affect their securities’ market price.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2014
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