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Book-entry securities
Definition 1.
System in which securities are not represented by paper certificates but are maintained in computerized records at the Fed in the names of member banks, which in turn keep computer records of the securities they own as well as those they are holding for customers. In the case of other securities where a book-entry has developed, certificates reside in a central clearinghouse or by another agent. These securities do not move from holder to holder.
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Definition 2.
Securities that are recorded in electronic records called book entries rather than as paper certificates.
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