Available-for-sale securities are actively managed like trading securities because the company intends to trade them for profit in the short term.

Available-for-sale Securities

Financial assets that are neither classified as held-for-trading nor held-to-maturity, which can be sold in the short-term for cash or held till maturity.

Trading Securities

Investments in debt or equity securities bought and held primarily for selling them in the short term to generate income on short-term price differences.