Security
Any note, stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or evidence of any participation in any profit-sharing agreement.
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Commercial Paper
Debt obligations with Maturities of between 1 and 270 days; usually backed by some form of Credit Enhancement. Commercial Paper is often said to be issued in “tranches.”
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Special Tax Counsel
An attorney or firm of attorneys engaged to render opinions on the federal and/or state tax exemption for tax-exempt bonds and those aspects of the transaction relating to whether the tax-exempt bonds qualify for federal tax exemption and, in some cases, state tax exemption.