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At a high level, debt securities closely resemble promissory notes. They are a form of securitised [[loan]].
At a high level, debt securities closely resemble promissory notes. They are a form of securitised [[loan]].


===Negotiability===
===Negotiability===
All this is further confused if the holder of a bill of exchange is entitled to negotiate it — to sell it, effectively, in the secondary market to a random third party.
All this is further confused if the holder of a bill of exchange is entitled to [[negotiate]] it — to sell it, effectively, in the secondary market to a random third party.


If it is a bearer bill, one can negotiate it by simple delivery. If the bill is made out to specified payee, the payee can “indorse” it, by signing it.  
If it is a “bearer” bill, one can negotiate it by simple delivery. If the bill is made out to specified payee, the payee can “indorse” it, by signing it.  


You might think there is some scope for fraud here, and you might be right. There are many provisions on the Bills of Exchange act about that.
You might think there is some scope for fraud here, and you might be right. There are many provisions on the Bills of Exchange Act to manage that contingency.

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