Financial Environment

2. the difference between the buy (offer) and sell (bid) prices quoted for an asset.
4. debt securities that pay fixed interest (coupons) periodically until maturity, providing a stable income stream.
6. a deduction from the usual cost of something, typically given for prompt or advance payment or to a special category of buyers.
9. resources like sun and water
10. economics is the blank of decision making about the allocation of scarce resources.
12. deals with decision made at the national level about the production of products and services as a whole. The way a nation makes decisions about its products and services determines the type of economy the nation has.
13. a written document filed with the Secretary of State (or registrar in Canada) by the founders of a corporation.

1. a written document that provides all material information about an offering of securities,
3. is concerned with decision made by businesses and individuals and is controlled by supply and demand
5. an independent person or a company that organises and executes financial transactions on behalf of another party
6. people or firms who buy and sell securities for their own account, whether through a broker or otherwise.
7. any place or system that provides buyers and sellers the means to trade financial instruments
8. the time period of an investment, the provisions of an agreement or contract, and lifespan assigned to an asset or liability.
10. a public financial market in which financial instruments or commodities are traded for immediate delivery.
11. not money, anything that helps a business create a product/service or distribute a product/service (ex: truck, presentation)