Securities are financial assets which are tradable. The term indicates any specific financial instrument, although the definition may vary across regions. It sometimes means fixed-income financial instruments or equities. Securities may have certificates to represent them or could also be non-certified. Certificates may offer rights to their holders with regard to ownership of securities. Securities may sometimes include shares of company stocks, bonds, stock options, mutual funds, etc.
Securities are financial assets that are tradable. Hence, they are financial instruments which are both negotiable and fungible. They will have some monetary value to them. They indicate ownership in any publicly-traded entity via stock/share holdings, creditor-relationships with any corporation/government organization through ownership of bonds of that entity, and also the ownership rights as indicated by any option. Securities are used by entities for raising capital throughout the private/public markets. They come in three types, i.e. equity (ownership rights), debt (loans repaid with payments periodically) and hybrid (combination of equity and debt). Sales of securities are regulated by Government and market regulators.
Real estate securities indicate the securities (both debt and equity) which are traded for publicly listed or private entities in the sector, including REITs. These are entities with ownership of real estate properties and also loans secured via real estate, inclusive of investments in derivative instruments, and other securities backed by commercial mortgages as well. Real estate securities could indicate securities of those entities which get a minimum of half or 50% of total revenues from the development/construction, ownership, management, financing, or sale of any real estate, or has at least half of its assets in real estate properties
