Banking & Financial Markets

What is a currency system in which a country's money is backed by gold?

Debt investment in which funds are loaned to a corporation

What is a debt instrument that is a hybrid of a stock and a loan?

The U.S. Dollar is currently an example of a...

What are U.S. federal government debt instruments called?

Which takes into account the effects of compound interest?

When a company that has never been publicly traded issues stock for the first time...

A marketplace were securities, commodities, and other instruments are traded?

The U.S. central bank charged with regulating the financial system

Characterizes a market in which prices are rising and investors are optimistic

What is the face value of a bond?

Characterizes a falling market in which investors are pessimistic

The charge for the privilege of borrowing money

Which takes into account only the effects of simple interest?

The income one receives off of an investment (as opposed to capital gain from appreciation)

When a borrower doesn't repay at the time of maturity

What is a distribution of a portion of a company's earnings to shareholders?

The time at which a borrower/issuer has to repay loan/bond

"Investment" strategy based on pure chance

Debt investment in which funds are loaned to a city government...

The legal document that an investment offering has to file with the SEC

The original amount invested - before earnings and interest

If one buys shares of stock from other investors, which market is one participating in?

Changes in what affect the price level, inflation, & business cycle?

In the bond market, what is the interest rate on the bond called?

What is it called when everyone tries to pull their money out of the bank at the same time?

In the bond market, what is the entity that is selling the bonds called?

What is a commercial bank chartered by the federal government called?

Any resource with economic value that is expected to provide a future benefit...

What is property or other assets that a borrower offers to secure a loan?

The increase in value of a capital asset that gives it a higher worth than its purchase price

The gain or loss of value of a security plus the income derived from it...

The entire stock of currency in a currency-zone's economy

The index of 30 companies meant to reflect the overall health of the US economy

An agent that charges a fee or commission for taking buy and sell orders from investors...

An individual who exchanges financial assets in a financial market after receiving the order...

If one buys shares of stock directly from a company, which market is one participating in?

Which type of interest includes interest on unpaid, accumulated interest?

Small investors pool their $ to create diversified portfolio manged by a fund manager in a...

If a borrower stops paying on a mortgage, what is the process of forcing the sale of the house?

If someone trades a fish for grain instead of using money to buy the grain, this is...

A risk management technique that mixes a wide variety of investments within a portfolio...

The decrease in the value of a capital asset compared to its purchase price

In the bond market, what are the funds that are being lent tot he borrowing entity called?

Short term, high liquidity, short maturity investments

The entire group of financial assets one is invested in is called one's...

Investment strategy that is very risky, but a calculated risk

What is a debt instrument used to buy real estate (such as a house?)

An entity that lends money in exchange for a promise that it will be repaid later...

Investment vehicle that delivers diversification but is less expensive b/c not actively managed