Legal glossary category
Securities
Browse 10 glossary entries in the Securities category, with short plain-English descriptions and direct links to the full term pages.
finra
Think of FINRA like the school principal who checks that every student's permission slip for a field trip follows the rules, and can send a student...
Open term →foreign securities
Think of foreign securities like a hall pass that lets a student borrow a book from another school's library; the student must obey that school's r...
Open term →insider
Think of a hall pass that lets a student skip class; an insider’s secret pass lets them trade before others know the news, and they get caught if t...
Open term →investment adviser
Think of an investment adviser like a teacher who hands out homework assignments and grades them; if the teacher cheats, the school can hold them r...
Open term →investment company
Think of an investment company like a school cafeteria ticket system: kids hand over tickets, the cafeteria buys food, and later distributes meals...
Open term →investment manager
Think of an investment manager like a hall pass that lets a kid run to the cafeteria and buy lunch for the whole class, but the kid must spend the...
Open term →investor
Think of an investor like a friend who gives you a lunch money token that lets you buy a slice of pizza later; if the pizza sells, they share the c...
Open term →isin
Think of an ISIN like a library barcode that tells the librarian exactly which book you’re borrowing, not just the title.
Open term →issuer
Think of the issuer like the kid who hands out tickets for a school fundraiser; they must give the tickets they promised and keep the money safe.
Open term →offering circular
Think of it like a school field‑trip flyer that lists the destination, cost, and rules so parents know what they’re signing their kids up for.
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