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Available for sale securities and Balance Sheet Valuation

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And how are they valued on the balance sheet?? fair market value?

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The solution explains how to value available for sale securities and the time period for which the securities are held.

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Secuirties are classified as Trading securties or held to maturity securities
Trading securities - Securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of sellingthem in the near term (thus held for only a short period of time) shall be classified as trading securities. Trading generally reflects active and frequent buying and selling, and trading securities are generally used with the objective of generating ...

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