HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Exempt securitiesThe financial definition for Exempt securities:Instruments exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 or the margin requirements of the SEC Act of 1934. Such securities include government bonds, agencies, munis, commercial paper, and private placements. Similar MatchesAgency securitiesAgency securitiesSecurities issued by federally related institutions and U.S. government-sponsored entities. Such agencies were created to reduce borrowing costs for certain sectors of the economy, such as agriculture. Book entry securitiesBook entry securitiesSystem in which securities are not represented by paper securities but are maintained in computerized records at the securities in the names of member banks, which in turn keep computer records of the securities they own as well as those they are holding for customers. In the case of other securities where a securities has developed, certificates reside in a central securities or by another securities. These securities do not move from holder to holder. Certificate of Accrual on Treasury Securities (CATS)Certificate of Accrual on Treasury Securities (CATS)Refers to a zero-coupon US Treasury issue that is sold at a deep discount from the face value and pays no coupon interest during its lifetime, but returns the full face value at maturity. Further SuggestionsCommercial Mortgage Backed SecuritiesCommittee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (CUSIP) Debt securities Discount securities Distressed securities European Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (EASDAQ) Federal agency securities Click to compare definitions of Exempt securities Click to view definitions beginning ex |