Jan 24, 2014 1:13 AM

What are securities?

For the T5008 information return, securities mean:

publicly traded shares of the capital stock of a corporation; publicly traded debt obligations; debt obligations of, or guaranteed by: the Government of Canada (such as Treasury bills); the government of a province or territory or its agents; a municipality in Canada; a municipal or public body performing a function of government in Canada; or the government of a foreign country or a political subdivision of a foreign country, including a local authority of such a government; publicly traded interests in a partnership or a trust; any option or contract for any of the properties listed above; publicly traded options or contracts for any property including any commodity; publicly traded options or contracts for financial futures, foreign currency, or precious metal; and publicly traded options or contracts for any index relating to any property.