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Across
  1. 3. diversification strategy of holding different investments to minimize risk
  2. 4. & Poor's 500 (S&P 500)
  3. 10. period during which stock market prices move down for several months or years in a row
  4. 11. period during which stock market prices move up for several months or years in a row
  5. 12. contract giving investors an option to buy or sell commodities, equities, or financial assets at a specific future date using a price agreed upon today
  6. 15. Industrial Average (DJIA) an index of 30 representative stocks used to monitor price changes in the overall stock market
  7. 16. Market Hypothesis (EMH) argument that stocks are always priced about right, and that bargains are hard to find because they are closely watched by so many investors
  8. 17. stocks that represent ownership shares in corporations
Down
  1. 1. futures contract giving investors the option to cancel a contract to buy commodities, equities, or financial assets
  2. 2. exchange physical place where buyers and sellers meet to exchange securities
  3. 5. an agreement to buy or sell at a specific date in the future at a predetermined price
  4. 6. company that sells shares of a portfolio of securities, e.g., stocks and bonds issued by other companies
  5. 7. plan a tax-deferred investment and savings plan that acts as a personal pension fund for employees
  6. 8. person who buys or sells securities for investors
  7. 9. futures contract giving investors the option to cancel a contract to sell commodities, equities, or financial assets
  8. 13. the length of time you need to work at the company before you can take the employer’s matching contribution with you
  9. 14. asset value (NAV) the market value of a mutual fund share determined by dividing the value of the fund by the number of shares issued