Stock Trading Theme

Banking & Investment Theme 4 - Stock Trading


By: Dr. Nabil Chaiban


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Across

  1. Bonds issued and traded in a currency other than that of the country or market in which it is issued. Interest is paid without the deduction of tax.
  2. Bonds rated with the lowest credit rating, usually issued by companies in financial turmoil. Since they are riskier, they offer a much higher yield.
  3. An investment strategy that organizes bonds in the portfolio so that they all mature in the same year.
  4. A demand from the brokerage instructing the client to deposit money or securities with the broker when the value of securities purchased on margin falls.
  5. A market in which prices of securities are generally rising.
  6. A bond with a face value smaller than $1,000.
  7. Profiting from differences in the price of a security that is traded on multiple markets.
  8. The current price above face value.
  9. The preliminary prospectus. The name comes from the advisory printed on the cover of the prospectus in red ink.
  10. Stocks whose prices stay stable when the market declines.
  11. The most common form of shares, also known as common stock.
  12. The sale of securities that are not owned with the intention to buy it back at a later date at a lower price.
  13. An automated communication network used to facilitate transactions of qualified over-the-counter or exchange listed securities.
  14. A bond's coupon payment divided by par value. Also called nominal yield.
  15. The general term used to describe investment products, including any stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, etc. Excludes fixed annuities and insurance policies.
  16. A listed equity trade whose price is lower than that of the last different sale.
  17. Stock of a company in an emerging young industry.

Down

  1. The group of mutual funds managed by a single company.
  2. An investor's combined investment holdings, including cash, stocks, bonds, mutual funds and real estate.
  3. A company that rescues another in financial trouble, preventing a takeover by a hostile bid.
  4. An order instruction which sets the highest price the client is willing to pay for a buy order, or the lowest price the client is willing to accept for a sell order.
  5. A transaction involving one party buying a security from another party.
  6. Markets in which an investor purchases a security from other investors rather than the issuer, subsequent to the original issuance in the primary market. Also called secondary market.
  7. The process by which investment bankers bring new issues to the market.
  8. A pledging of assets as collateral necessary to secure a debit balance in a margin account.
  9. The retiring of a debt instrument by repaying the principal balance to the investors.
  10. A bond which the issuer can decide to redeem before its stated maturity date. A call date and a call price are always given.
  11. A centralized location for keeping securities on deposit.
  12. One hundredth of one percent, or 0.01%.
  13. A person with nonpublic information on a corporation.