Del. Code Ann. tit. 6, § 8-103
Rules for determining whether certain obligations and interests are securities or financial assets
71 Del. Laws, c. 75, § 1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 401, § 18; 73 Del. Laws, c. 329, § 6; 74 Del. Laws, c. 332, § 41; 84 Del. Laws, c. 174, § 38;
- (a) A share or similar equity interest issued by a corporation, business trust, statutory trust, joint stock company, or similar entity is a security.
- (b) An “investment company security” is a security. “Investment company security” means a share or similar equity interest issued by an entity that is registered as an investment company under the federal investment company laws, an interest in a unit investment trust that is so registered, or a face-amount certificate issued by a face-amount certificate company that is so registered. Investment company security does not include an insurance policy or endowment policy or annuity contract issued by an insurance company.
- (c) An interest in a partnership or limited liability company is not a security unless it is dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or in securities markets, its terms expressly provide that it is a security governed by this Article, or it is an investment company security. However, an interest in a partnership or limited liability company is a financial asset if it is held in a securities account.
- (d) A writing that is a security certificate is governed by this Article and not by Article 3, even though it also meets the requirements of that Article. However, a negotiable instrument governed by Article 3 is a financial asset if it is held in a securities account.
- (e) An option or similar obligation issued by a clearing corporation to its participants is not a security, but is a financial asset.
- (f) A commodity contract, as defined in Section 9-102(a)(15), is not a security or a financial asset.
- (g) A document of title is not a financial asset unless Section 8-102(a)(9)(iii) applies.
- (h) A controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible is not a financial asset unless Section 8-102(a)(9)(iii) applies.
71 Del. Laws, c. 75, § 1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 401, § 18; 73 Del. Laws, c. 329, § 6; 74 Del. Laws, c. 332, § 41; 84 Del. Laws, c. 174, § 38