Editing Security (finance) (section)

== Classification ==
Securities may be classified according to many categories or classification systems:

* [[Denomination (currency)|Currency of denomination]]
* [[Title (property)|Ownership rights]]
* Terms to maturity
* Degree of liquidity
* [[Income|Income payments]]
* Tax treatment
* [[Credit rating]]
* Industrial sector or "[[Industrial sector|industry]]". ("Sector" often refers to a higher level or broader category, such as ''Consumer Discretionary'', whereas "industry" often refers to a lower level classification, such as ''Consumer Appliances''. See [[Industry classification|Industry]] for a discussion of some classification systems.)
* Region or country (such as country of incorporation, country of principal sales/market of its products or services, or country in which the principal securities exchange where it trades is located)
* [[Market capitalization]]
* State (typically for municipal or "tax-free" bonds in the US)