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).
Rock Creek is a village in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 584 at the 2000 census. The principal village festival is the Ox Roast. Its local elementary school, Rock Creek Elementary, had 285 students beginning the 2004-2005 school year, and the school's mascot is the Roadrunner.