Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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certificated security

A security that is a recognized investment vehicle, belongs to or is divisible into a class or series of shares, and is represented on an instrument payable to the bearer or a named person.

uncertificated security

A share or other interest in property or an enterprise, or an obligation of the issuer that is not represented by an instrument but is registered on the issuer's books. UCC ยง 8-102(a)(18). ( This term was called uncertified security in previous versions of the UCC.