The accounting a brokerage firm keeps of all securities held in inventory.

The records of a brokerage firm showing the beneficial owner (long) and the location (short) of every security entrusted to the firm. Longs and shorts must be equal (in balance) since for every beneficial owner there must be a location.

an inventory record unique to a stock account

A listing, by cusip numbe, for each security that a broker dealer holds for its clients. The stock record must always be in balance. In other words, the shares we show on the stock record must match to the shares our clients purchase, sell or bring in to be held in streetname or networked.

A record of the quantity of stock of a single item, often containing a history of recent transactions and information for controlling the replenishment of stock.

A ledger on which all security movements and positions are recorded. The record is usually in two formats: One shows movements of the security the previous day and the other shows the current security positions.