Digital securities eliminate many of the frictions that have long plagued the transfer of private and non-listed alternative assets, offering greater opportunity, efficiency and liquidity to investors and issuers.
A Guide to Digital Securities
Securities exist across several different asset classes, the most popular being publicly registered equity and fixed income securities. Private securities, like those listed on Openfinance, fall into a category known as alternative assets and include:
Real Estate
Venture Capital
Private equity
Real Assets
Hedge Funds
Investments in the $9.5 trillion alternative asset industry have traditionally been difficult to buy and sell at fair prices because of:
What Are Digital Securities?
Digital securities are a digital representation of a security like an alternative asset – the same assets individuals and institutions have invested in for generations. The digital format removes many of the barriers of traditional investing, eliminating redundant paper-based processes and enforcing all relevant regulations automatically.
Any type of alternative assets can be digitized:
Real estate
Venture capital
Private equity
Real assets
Hedge funds
Digital Securities are NOT:
A cryptocurrency
A non-compliant offering seeking to avoid regulation
A new asset class
Any type of alternative assets can be digitized:
Real estate
Venture captial
Private equity
Real assets
Hedge funds
Digital Securities are NOT:
A cryptocurrency
A non-compliant offering seeking to avoid regulation