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transferable security

  1. (1) (in UKLR and DTR, and for the purposes of COBS 23) (as defined in section 102A of the Act) anything which is a transferable security for the purposes of MiFIR, other than money-market instruments for the purposes of MiFIR which have a maturity of less than 12 months.
  2. (2) (in COLL ) an investment within COLL 5.2.7 R ( Transferable securities) in relation to schemes falling under COLL 5.
  3. (3) those classes of securities which are negotiable on the capital market, with the exception of instruments of payment, such as:

    1. (a) shares in companies and other securities equivalent to shares in companies, partnerships or other entities, and depositary receipts in respect of shares;
    2. (b) bonds or other forms of securitised debt, including depositary receipts in respect of such securities; and
    3. (c) any other securities giving the right to acquire or sell any such transferable securities or giving rise to a cash settlement determined by reference to transferable securities, currencies, interest rates or yields, commodities or other indices or measures.

    [Note: article 2(24) of MiFIR and regulation 4 of the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations]

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