Finance Lesson 9

A measure of an investor's ability to cope with the value of their portfolio going up and down

If a company is successful, the price of the stock will 

Risk that the value of an investment will change due to changes in the market.

American stock exchange that specializes in small to midsize stocks, options and ETFs.

Which stock market has more trading volume per hour than any other stock exchange in the world?

The financial market for short-term borrowing and lending

Requires buyers to purchase or sell an instrument at a specific time and price at a later date.

Which stock fund invests in international companies?

A loan an investor makes to the government or a corporation.

A private investment fund that is lightly regulated and uses leverage to invest in many markets

The oldest and largest securities market in the US

Risk that interest rates will change

A share in the ownership of the company

The stock of a financially sound company with a history of strong earnings and dividends.

A bond issued by the state or local government

Spreading investments across a wide range of securities.

Which bonds can be traded for stock?

Investors and funds that make investments directly into private companies

How easily an investment can be bought and sold and/or exchanged for cash

Short term US government security with a maturity date of one year or less

Which is a more predictable investment?

Risk associated with investing internationally.

Bond issued by corporations 

A high-risk, high-yield bond of low credit quality.

Rise in prices of goods and services that results in a decline in the real value of money

If a company is privately owned, it's stock is only sold or traded on

Which investment has more risk

The level of uncertainty of expected returns due to a business's poor performance.

A type of investment sold by insurance companies; primarily used for retirement income

A debt security of the US Treasury that is issued with a maturity date of 10 years or more

If a company fails, the stock price will

The goal is to buy stock when the price is _____ and sell when the price is _________.

Higher risk, higher return best describes

The market for intermediate and long-term investments.

The right, not obligation, to buy or sell a specific item at a fixed price on a specific date

An unsecured, interest-bearing bond issued by a company. Backed by faith in the company.

The largest electronic stock exchange in the United States

Investment companies that pool the money from a large group of investors to buy stocks, etc

A system that allows people to easily buy and sell financial securities.

Which of the following pools together money to buy building or mortgages on buildings?