what are securities
Evidence of a corporation's debts or property. Securities are documents that merely represent an interest or a right in something else; they are not consumed or used in the same way as traditional consumer goods.Government regulation of consumer goods attempts to protect consumers from dangerous articles, misleading advertising, or illegal pricing practices.. generic term for shares of stock, bonds, and debentures issued by corporations and governments to evidence ownership and terms of payment of dividends or final pay-off. They are called securities because the assets and/or the profits of the corporation or the credit of the government stand as security for payment.