Capterra Glossary
Security Finance
A security in the finance world is defined as a tradable financial asset, certificate, or instrument that has monetary value and can be traded. There are two types of securities: equity securities and debt securities. Equity securities include stocks, while debt securities include bonds and debentures. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) oversees all securities transactions, including the actions of financial professionals to prevent fraud.
What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know About Security Finance
Companies that sell securities to customers must be registered with the SEC or conduct business in accordance with one of the many registration exemptions under the Securities Act. If not, financial and legal consequences may occur that can be devastating to the success of a small to midsize organization.
Related Terms
- Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)
- Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
- Selling General and Administrative (SG&A) Expenses
- Hedge Fund
- Gateway
- Record to Report (R2R)
- ROIT (Return on Information Technology)
- Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
- SAC (Subscriber Acquisition Cost)
- ROE (Return on Equity)
- Tokenization
- Net Present Value
- Fintech
- Financial Management System (FMS)
- Business Capability Modeling