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{{a|glossary|}}A legal right to payment or assets which the [[bearer security|bearer]] can, without the consent of the [[issuer]], transfer to a third party (a process known as “[[negotiate|negotiating]]”). These days, [[negotiable instrument]]s are more or less the same as [[transferable securities]], but in the good old days [[banker’s draft]]s, [[cheque|cheques]], [[bill of exchange|bills of exchange]], [[promissory note]]s and so on, which did not count as [[securities]] but were nonetheless [[negotiable]].
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[[File:Negotiable cow.jpg|450px|thumb|center|A [[negotiable instrument]] yesterday.]]
}}An instrument conferring a right to a payment of money or the delivery assets which the [[bearer security|bearer]] can, without the [[issuer]]’s consent, transfer to a third party (a process known as, confusingly, as “[[negotiate|negotiating]]”).  
 
These days, [[negotiable instrument]]s are more or less the same as [[transferable securities]], but in the good old days [[banker’s draft]]s, [[cheque|cheques]], [[bill of exchange|bills of exchange]], [[promissory note]]s and — well, large ruminant herbivores<ref>[[Mansuetae naturae]], needless to say.</ref> — which did not count as [[securities]] but were nonetheless [[negotiable]].


The new generation of [[crypto-currency|crypto-currencies]] (you know, like [[bitcoin]]) may just usher in a new golden era for [[negotiable instrument]]s. We’ll see.
The new generation of [[crypto-currency|crypto-currencies]] (you know, like [[bitcoin]]) may just usher in a new golden era for [[negotiable instrument]]s. We’ll see.


{{sa}}
{{sa}}
*[[The negotiable cow]]
*[[promissory note]]  for an amusing passage from {{author|Anthony Trollope}}’s {{br|The Way We Live Now}}.
*[[promissory note]]  for an amusing passage from {{author|Anthony Trollope}}’s {{br|The Way We Live Now}}.
*[[Rome II]] which excludes from its ambit [[non-contractual dispute]]s arising out of the negotiable nature of [[negotiable instrument|negotiable instruments]].
*[[Rome II]] which excludes from its ambit [[non-contractual dispute]]s arising out of the negotiable nature of [[negotiable instrument|negotiable instruments]].
*[[Bitcoin]]
*[[Bitcoin]]

Revision as of 18:34, 12 December 2020

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Negotiable instrument (n.)
An instrument conferring a right to a payment of money or the delivery assets which the bearer can, without the issuer’s consent, transfer to a third party (a process known as, confusingly, as “negotiating”).

These days, negotiable instruments are more or less the same as transferable securities, but in the good old days banker’s drafts, cheques, bills of exchange, promissory notes and — well, large ruminant herbivores[1] — which did not count as securities but were nonetheless negotiable.

The new generation of crypto-currencies (you know, like bitcoin) may just usher in a new golden era for negotiable instruments. We’ll see.

See also

  1. Mansuetae naturae, needless to say.