A security in the form of stock is "secured" by the fact that is obligation is guaranteed by the [[capital]] of the corporation: the person who owns the security actually owns a right to part of the assets of the corporation.
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A security in the form of stock is "secured" by the fact that the obligation is guaranteed by the [[capital]] of the corporation: the person who owns the security actually owns a right to part of the assets of the corporation, should the stock become payable as such through [[bankruptcy]] or a [[merger]].