marketable security

marketable security definition - finance
A security that is easily bought or sold. Stocks and futures contracts are examples of marketable securities. In contrast, a venture capital investment or a limited partnership may not be able to be easily sold.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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