SECTION
2(1) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
15
U.S.C. § 77b(1) (1988)
The
term "security" means any note, stock, treasury stock, bond,
debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation
in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust certificate, preorganization
certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract,
voting-trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, fractional
undivided interest in oil, gas, or other mineral rights, any put, call,
straddle, option, or privilege on any security, certificate of deposit, or
group or index of securities (including any interest therein or based on the
value thereof), or any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into
on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency, or, in general,
any interest or instrument commonly known as a "security," or any
certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate
for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or
purchase, any of the foregoing.
SECTION
3(a)(10) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
15
U.S.C. § 78c(a)(10) (1988)
The
term "security" means any note, stock, treasury stock, bond,
debenture, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing
agreement or in any oil, gas, or other mineral royalty or lease, any
collateral-trust certificate, preorganization certificate or subscription,
transferable share, investment contract, voting-trust certificate, certificate
of deposit, for a security, any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on
any security, certificate of deposit, or group or index of securities
(including any interest therein or based on the value thereof), or any put,
call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities
exchange relating to foreign currency, or in general, any instrument commonly
known as a "security"; or any certificate of interest or
participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, or warrant
or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing; but shall not
include currency or any note, draft, bill of exchange, or banker's acceptance,
which has a maturity at the time of issuance of not exceeding nine months,
exclusive of days of grace, or any renewal thereof the maturity of which is
likewise limited.