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).
Dike is a city in Grundy County, Iowa, United States. The population was 944 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Waterloo–Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. Dike was named for railroad construction engineer Chester Thomas Dike. Dike chose the site and laid out the town in 1900.