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).
Sparta is a city in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,486 at the 2000 census. The city's claim to fame is as the location where the 1967 Academy Awards Best Picture winning film In the Heat of the Night was filmed.