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Marketable securities

Encyclopedia of Business Terms and Methods, ISBN 978-1-929500-10-9. Copyright © 2011 by Marty J.Schmidt.

The Meaning of Marketable Securities

Marketable securities are securities that are expected to be converted into cash within a year. Marketable securities appear on the balance sheet as current assets.

Marketable securities may include, for instance, corporate and government bonds, treasuries, and common stock, as well as derivative instruments: options, swaps, etc.

For examples of ways that marketable securities are valued and reported in bookkeeping and financial accounting, see the encyclopedia entry lower of cost or market.

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