registered security
- noun
- /ˈrɛdʒɪstərd sɪˈkjʊrɪti/
- Specialized
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valor registrado
- Our aggregate "money supply" is composed in large part of credits issued against the falsified receipts masquerading as registered securities.
Examples
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To ensure transparency, companies must disclose information about their registered securities on official documents.
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The SEC requires that all registered securities include the owner's name in their records to protect investors.
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Almost all new money comes into existence as a false receipt converted into a registered security.
Blog text (3) -
The Reform Act empowered the SEC to seek fines in administrative proceedings against entities and individuals registered with the SEC, including broker-dealers, investment advisers, and firms that registered securities with the agency.
Academic text (2017) -
Investments in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other registered securities typically offer a level of safety since they are recorded by the issuing company.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a security for which the owner is recorded' follows directly from combining 'registered' (formally recorded) with 'security' (a financial asset). This modifier + noun composition is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The term registered security comes from the idea of a register, a simple list where a company writes the name of the owner. If your name is on that list, the company knows you are the 'owner' and can send you payments, so the phrase means a financial security whose owner is officially recorded.
