A security is a type of transferable interest representing financial value. Securities may take a number of different forms, including stocks, bonds, notes, collateral trust certificates, voting trust certificates or investment contracts. Securities attorneys represent clients in transactions and legal disputes related to stocks, mutual funds, bonds, and initial public offerings (IPOs). Securities attorneys may represent a corporation or shareholders in a securities fraud lawsuit against officers and directors of the corporation, or may assist clients in matters involving the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
For other places with the same name, see Ludlow (disambiguation). Ludlow is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 324 at the 2000 census. The town of Ludlow features as the first victim of in the 1957 creature feature Beginning of the End.