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nonsecurities

nonsecurities adjective: not being or pertaining to securities, as a financial instrument.

Adjective

nonsecurities (not comparable)

  1. Not being or pertaining to securities, as a financial instrument.
    • Hence, the demand schedule for loanable funds to invest in nonsecurities is inelastic.1950, Edward Stone Shaw, Money, Income, and Monetary Policy, page 321
    • Over time, extensive narrative information on disciplinary actions for violations of securities and nonsecurities-related laws has been added to the system.1997, United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Fraud in the Micro-capital Markets Including Penny Stock Fraud, page 304

Examples of nonsecurities in a sentence

  • Affiliates of securities, futures, and insurance firms that market nonsecurities or nonfutures OTC derivatives are not directly regulated by SEC or CFTC.1998, Cecile O. Trop, Thomas J. McCool, OTC Derivatives: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes, page 54:
  • The securities laws and nonsecurities laws of the states are established and amended by each state's law-making body and governor.2011, Patrick S. Collins, Regulation of Securities, Markets, and Transactions: A Guide to the New Environment, page 228:

Origin of nonsecurities

From non- + securities.

Questions about nonsecurities

What does nonsecurities mean?
Nonsecurities means not being or pertaining to securities, as a financial instrument.
How do you use nonsecurities in a sentence?
Affiliates of securities, futures, and insurance firms that market nonsecurities or nonfutures OTC derivatives are not directly regulated by SEC or CFTC.
What part of speech is nonsecurities?
Nonsecurities is an adjective.

Words near nonsecurities in the dictionary

  1. nonsectioned
  2. nonsectorial
  3. nonsecular
  4. nonsecure
  5. nonsecured
  6. nonsecurities
  7. nonsecurity
  8. nonsedated
  9. nonsedating
  10. nonsedative
  11. nonsedatives

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