business vocab

2. a fundamental financial principle stating that higher potential returns are associated with higher levels of risk
7. financial principle that a sum of money is worth more now than the same sum in the future
9. the total yearly cost of a loan or credit, expressed as a percentage
11. an investment vehicle that pools money from many investors to purchase a collection of stocks, bonds, or other securities
15. a financial market condition where prices for securities fall by 20% or more from their recent high for a sustained period
16. a stock market index that tracks the performance of 500 of the largest publicly traded companies in the United States
17. when a private company sells its shares to the public for the first time
18. a global electronic marketplace
19. the illegal practice of trading on the stock exchange to one's own advantage through having access to confidential information

1. an independent federal agency that administers federal securities laws to protect investors
3. represents equity ownership in a corporation, giving shareholders voting rights on company decisions
4. a corporate action that divides a company's existing shares into multiple new shares
5. a portion of a company's earnings distributed to its shareholders
6. shares in a large, well-established, financially stable, and reputable company that has a long record of consistent performance and pays regular dividends
8. a prolonged period of rising prices in the financial markets, most commonly referring to the stock market
10. a stock market index that tracks the performance of 30 large, publicly owned companies based in the United States
12. capital invested in a project in which there is a substantial element of risk, typically a new or expanding business
13. the state of being completely lacking in a particular quality or value
14. type of debt security issued by a corporation to raise money