Financial Markets and Securities: Key Players, Markets, and Instruments, Quizzes of Finance

Download Financial Markets and Securities: Key Players, Markets, and Instruments and more Quizzes Finance in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 3 principal sets of players in financial markets: DEFINITION 1 Borrowers Savers (investors) Financial Institutions (Intermediaries) TERM 2 Money Market DEFINITION 2 Securities with maturities less than one year TERM 3 Capital Market DEFINITION 3 Securities with maturities of one year or older TERM 4 Insurance Companies DEFINITION 4 Selling insurance to individuals and businesses to protect their investments TERM 5 Investment Banks DEFINITION 5 An investment bank is a financial institution that assists individuals, corporations, and governments in raising financial capital by underwriting or acting as the client's agent in the issuance of securities. TERM 6 Mutual Fund DEFINITION 6 A mutual fund is a professionally managed investment fund that pools money from many investors to purchase securities. TERM 7 Net Asset Value DEFINITION 7 Price that you pay when you buy your shares at the price TERM 8 Load Fund DEFINITION 8 Mutual Fund sold through a broker, financial advisor, or financial planner. TERM 9 Exchange Traded Fund DEFINITION 9 Investment fund trade on stock exchanges and shares TERM 10 Hedge Fund DEFINITION 10 a less regulated mutual fund that takes more risk(Only open to a limited range of investors with a net worth that exceeds $1 million)