Definition A hybrid security, as the name implies, is a security that combines two or more different financial instruments.

Examples One example is a convertible bond with features of an ordinary bond, but whose price is heavily influcenced by the price fluctuations of the stock into which it is convertible. Another example is a convertible security whose optioned common stock is trading in the middle range, causing the convertible security to trade with the characteristics of both a fixed income security and a common stock instrument. A convertible bond is type of bond that can be converted into shares of stock in the issuing company, usually at some pre-announced ratio. ... Dutch East India Company bond, issued in 1623. ... A convertible security is a security (finance) that can be converted into another security, for example a bond that under certain terms can be converted into equity. ... Common stock, also referred to as common shares, are, as the name implies, the most usual and commonly held form of stock in a corporation. ... A convertible security is a security (finance) that can be converted into another security, for example a bond that under certain terms can be converted into equity. ... Fixed income refers to any type of investment that yields a regular (fixed) payment. ...