Government Securities Law and Legal Definition
According to 15 USCS § 78c (42), the term government securities means--
“(A) securities which are direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed as to principal or interest by, the United States;
(B) securities which are issued or guaranteed by the Tennessee Valley Authority or by corporations in which the United States has a direct or indirect interest and which are designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for exemption as necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors;
(C) securities issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by any corporation the securities of which are designated, by statute specifically naming such corporation, to constitute exempt securities within the meaning of the laws administered by the Commission;
(D) for purposes of sections 15C and 17A [15 USCS §§ 78o-5, 78q-1], any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on a security described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) other than a put, call, straddle, option, or privilege--
(i) that is traded on one or more national securities exchanges; or
(ii) for which quotations are disseminated through an automated quotation system operated by a registered securities association; or
(E) for purposes of sections 15, 15C, and 17A [15 USCS §§ 78o, 78o-5, 78q-1] as applied to a bank, a qualified Canadian government obligation as defined in section 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United States [12 USCS § 24].”
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