b'5. Understand How Securities Laws Apply to You"The term `security\' means any note, stock, treasury stock,bond,debenture,certificateofinterestor participationinanyprofit-sharingagreementor inanyoil,gas,orothermineralroyaltyorlease, anycollateral-trustcertificate,preorganization certificateorsubscription,transferableshare, investmentcontract,voting-trustcertificate, certificateofdeposit,forasecurity,anyput,call, straddle,option,orprivilegeonanysecurity, certificate of deposit, or group or index of securities (includinganyinterestthereinorbasedonthe valuethereof),oranyput,call,straddle,option, orprivilegeenteredintoonanationalsecurities exchange relating to foreign currency, or in general, anyinstrumentcommonlyknownasa`security\'; oranycertificateofinterestorparticipationin, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing; but shall not include currency or any note, draft, bill of exchange, or banker\'s acceptance which has a maturity at the time of issuance of not exceeding nine months, exclusive of days of grace, or any renewal thereof thematurity of which is like-wise limited." [Emphasis added by author].Most state definitions of securities closely mirror the federal definition. Investment ContractsIn 1946, the U.S. Supreme Court further defined the term investment contract when it determined that an offering of units of a citrus grove 35'