as per section 2 (h)
(h) “securities” include—
(i) shares, scrips, stocks, bonds, debentures, debenture stock or other marketable securities of a like nature in or of any incorporated company or other body corporate;
[(ia) derivative; ( Inserted by the Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 1999 (w.e.f. 22-02-2000). )
(ib) units or any other instrument issued by any collective investment scheme to the investors in such schemes;
[(ic)security receipt as defined in clause (zg) of section 2 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002;
( Inserted by the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement by Security Interest Act, 2002 (w.e.f. 21-06-2002). )
[(id) units or any other such instrument issued to the investors under any mutual fund scheme;
( Inserted by the Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2004 (w.e.f. 12-10-2004). )
(ii) Government securities;
( Substituted by Act 15 of 1992, (w.e.f. 30-01-1992 )
(iia) such other instruments as may be declared by the Central Government to be securities; and
(iii) rights or interest in securities;