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235. Financial assets ( ) pieces of paper entitling the owner to a specified interest payment for a specified period; firms and governments raise money by selling financial assets.
236. Securities ( ) - stocks and bonds that can be bought and sold.
237. Bond () long-term financial asset; the certificate acknowledging a debt and the amount of interest to be paid each year until repayment.
238. Share () - a security that is a title of ownership for part of a corporation's property.
239. Industrial shares (equities, pl. ) ( ) entitlements to receive corporate dividends.
240. Shareholder () the owner of one or several common stocks.
241. Securities market ( ) people and organizations that buy stocks and bonds and the securities intermediaries who bring buyers and sellers together.
242. Primary market ( ) a market in which an investor purchases financial securities (via an investment bank or other representative) directly from the issuer of those securities.
243. Secondary market ( ) a market for existing financial securities that are currently traded between investors.
244. Stock exchange ( ) - the marketplace for dealing in freely transferable stocks, shares, and securities of all types - government and others.
245. Investor () - traditionally someone who buys securities with the expectation of getting an income or profit over several years.
246. Broker () - an individual licensed to buy and sell securities for customers in the secondary market; may also provide other financial services.
247. Stockbroker ( ) - an individual who buys or sells securities for clients.
248. Investment banker ( ) - any financial institution engaged in purchasing and reselling new stocks and bonds.
249. Investment banking firm ( ) - an organization that assists corporations in raising funds, usually by helping sell new security issues.
250. Bull market ( ) - a stock market in which prices are rising and there is much optimism among speculators.
251. Bear market ( ) - a stock market in which prices are falling and there is much pessimism among speculators.
252. Bull () - an investor who expects prices to go up.
253. Bear () - an investor who expects prices to go down.
254. Institutional investors ( ) - organizations whose investments for themselves and their clients are so large that they can influence prices on securities markets.
255. No-load fund ( ) a mutual fund in which investors are not charged a sales commission when they buy into or sell out of the fund.
256. Load fund ( ) a mutual fund in which investors are charged a sales commission when they buy into or sell out of the fund.
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257. Market value ( ) - the price of one share of a stock at a particular time.
258. Capital gain () - an increase in the market value of an asset.
259. Dividend () - a distribution of earnings to the stockholders of a corporation; the part of firms profits paid out to shareholders rather than retained to finance new investment in machinery and buildings.
260. Stock dividend (, ) - a dividend in the form of additional stock.
261. Cash dividend ( ) a cash payment to shareholders.
262. Eurobonds () - bonds sold in a country other than the one in whose currency they are denominated.
263. Bills () financial assets with less then one year until the known date at which they will be repurchased by the original borrower.
264. Treasury bills ( ) government obligations with maturities of 91 days, 182 days, or occasionally 365 days.
265. Treasury notes ( ) government obligations with original maturities of one to seven years.
266. Treasury bonds ( ) government obligations with original maturities of over seven years.
267. Maturity date ( ) the dateon or before which a company must pay off the principal of a particular bond issue.
268. Par value ( ) theface value of a bond; the amount to be repaid when the bond is due.
269. Yield () the rate of return on a bond; the annual interest payment divided by the bond's price.
270. Current yield ( ) a bond's annual dollar coupon amount dividend by the current market price.
271. Default (, ) failure to make scheduled payments of interest or principal on a bond.
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