Sentence examples for holding securities from inspiring English sources

Although it flirted with danger (a 2007 presentation boasts of its expertise in exotic credit derivatives), it took little "market risk"—by, for example, holding securities.

But in recent months as the credit market tightened and auctions failed to attract bidders, investors found themselves holding securities they thought would act like cash.

Still, with many accounts holding securities that have plunged in value because of faltering stock markets, the new lowered penalty will still have some sting.

What is more, it can be difficult even for Wall Streeters to draw the line between holding securities as inventory for clients and owning them with a view toward where the market is going.

These funds cruise the middle of the middle of the road, holding securities whose average maturity is neither long nor short and whose average credit quality is not as high as Treasury bonds but strays nowhere close to junk status.

The law states: "If the [company] knows or has reason to know that the form of holding securities of record is used primarily to circumvent the provisions of [the Securities Act], the beneficial owners of such securities shall be deemed to be the record owners thereof".

As one team assaulted it, a Marine holding security spotted two armed men driving toward us on a motorcycle.

According to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, there are 4.51 million people currently holding security clearances.

Tehran supports Shi'ite groups who have been ruling or holding security and government positions in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion which toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003.

That settlement covered investors who held securities in UBS accounts.

The rest will be more lucrative direct investments and privately held securities.