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Financial Markets

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show absence of spending that frees resource for use in other activities or investments  
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show the dollars that become available for investors to use when others save  
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Certificate of Deposit   show
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Financial Asset   show
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show network of savers, investors, an financial institutions working together to transfer savings for investment uses  
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show institution that channels savings to investors  
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show nondepository institution that channels savings to investors  
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Finance Company   show
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Premium   show
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show regular payment to someone who has worked a certain number of yrs, reached certain age, or suffered injury  
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show fund collects and invests income until payments made to eligible recipients  
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show situation in which outcome is not certain, but the probabilities can be estimated  
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Bond   show
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show stated interest on a corporate, municipal, or gov bond  
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Maturity   show
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show principal of a bond or total amount borrowed  
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Current Yield   show
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Junk Bond   show
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show bond, often tax exempt, issued by state and local govs  
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show non subject to tax by fed or state gov  
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show low-denomination, non-transferable bond issued by fed gov  
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show person designated to take ownership of an asset if owner of asset dies  
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Treasury Note   show
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Treasury Bond   show
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show short-term U.S. gov obligation with maturity of one yr or less in denominations of $1,000  
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show retirement account in form of long-term time deposit with annual contributions not taxed until withdrawn during retirement  
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Capital Market   show
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Money Market   show
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Primary Market   show
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show market where financial assets can be sold to someone other than original issuer  
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Equities   show
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show person who buys or sells securities for investors  
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show argument that stocks are always priced about right because they are closely watched (supply and demand)  
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show strategy of holding diff investments to protect against risk  
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show company that sells stock in itself and uses the proceeds to buy stocks and bonds issued by other companies (collect money and then invest; diversify portfolio)  
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Net Asset Value (NAV)   show
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401(k) Plan   show
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Stock Exchange   show
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show physical place where buyers and sellers meet to exchange securities  
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Over-the-Counter Market (OTC)   show
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show measure of stock market performance based on 30 representative stocks  
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Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500)   show
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show period during which stock market prices move up for several months or yrs in a row  
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show period during which stock market prices move down for several months or yrs in a row  
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show market in which a transaction is made immediately at the prevailing price  
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Futures Contract   show
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Option   show
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show futures contract giving buyer right to cancel a contract to buy something  
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show futures contract giving buyer right to cancel a contract to sell something  
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