Available-for-Sale Securities
Available-for-Sale Securities is a balance-sheet asset concept used to classify resources, liquidity, or future economic benefits.
Balance-sheet terms for available-for-sale securities, trading securities, investment premiums, and off-balance-sheet reporting.
Securities, Investments, and Off-Balance-Sheet Items is the financial-statement landing page for available-for-sale securities, trading securities, investment premiums, and off-balance-sheet reporting. It keeps related terms in one branch so readers can move from a broad statement question to the article that owns the evidence.
Use this page when an investment classification or off-balance-sheet item changes risk, measurement, or leverage analysis. Use the parent Balance Sheet Assets, Liabilities, and Equity page when you need the broader reporting map. For an individual decision, confirm the statement line, disclosure note, reporting period, measurement basis, and calculation before relying on the term.
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| Term | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Available-for-Sale Securities | Available-for-Sale Securities is a investment or off-balance-sheet term used to place the narrower article in the right statement, period, and disclosure context. |
| Held-For-Trading Security | Held-For-Trading Security is a investment or off-balance-sheet term used to place the narrower article in the right statement, period, and disclosure context. |
| Off-Balance-Sheet | Off-Balance-Sheet is a investment or off-balance-sheet term used to place the narrower article in the right statement, period, and disclosure context. |
| Trading Securities | Trading Securities is a investment or off-balance-sheet term used to place the narrower article in the right statement, period, and disclosure context. |
| Unamortized Premiums on Investments | Unamortized Premiums on Investments is a investment or off-balance-sheet term used to place the narrower article in the right statement, period, and disclosure context. |
A guarantee or structured arrangement may create risk even when the related asset or liability is not shown as ordinary debt.
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Available-for-Sale Securities is a balance-sheet asset concept used to classify resources, liquidity, or future economic benefits.
Held-For-Trading Security is a balance-sheet asset concept used to classify resources, liquidity, or future economic benefits.
Financial-reporting term for assets, liabilities, or structures not recorded directly on the balance sheet in the ordinary presentation.
Trading securities are financial assets acquired primarily for generating profit from short-term fluctuations in market prices.
Unamortized Premiums on Investments is a balance-sheet asset concept used to classify resources, liquidity, or future economic benefits.