Economics Vocabulary

1. The probability that an actual return on an investment will be lower than the expected return.
3. Economic freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss. Promise of returns in case of economic damages or losses.
8. Payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members.
9. The degree to which an asset or security can be bought or sold in the market without affecting the asset's price.
10. Company A company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors
11. A rise in value or price, especially over time.
13. An increase in stock price
14. Purchasable shares of a company
16. To commit (money or capital) in order to gain a financial return

2. A stock or other security such as a mutual fund
3. An individual or institution (including a corporation) that legally owns a share of stock in a public or private corporation.
4. A Decrease in stock price
5. A group or organization of owners
6. Debt security, under which the issuer owes the holders a debt and, depending on the terms of the bond, is obliged to pay them interest, and/or to repay the principal at a later date
7. Is anything that can be offered to a market that might satisfy a want or need
10. Generally expressed in units of some form of currency.
12. The return received on a business undertaking after all operating expenses have been met.
15. Provides deposit insurance guaranteeing the safety of a depositor's accounts in member banks up to $250,000 for each deposit ownership category in each insured bank