A long-term security that a company or individual has decided to hold until its date of maturity. Some companies will designate these securities separately, in order to declare that it intends to hold these securities until their maturity, and it does not intend to trade them.
Related Terms
•corporate taxable equivalent
•inflation-indexed security
•available-for-sale security
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