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An individual or legal entity that is registered by the corporation as the owner of shares of a public or private corporation.

The entire stock of a business on the date that a trade is settled.

The date a trade is settled.

The process of settling an account.

A grouping of options on an underlying security with the same strike price and expiration month.

A bond issue where a portion of the outstanding bonds matures at regular intervals until all of the bonds have matured.

An investor selling a stock short and, at the same time, writing puts against it.

A situation where firms or individuals are forced to sell some of their assets in order to pay certain short-term obligations.

SIPC oversees the liquidation of broker-dealers that go bankrupt and then returns their assets to their customers.

A United States government agency created by congress to regulate the securities markets and protect the rights of investors.