Economics

4. a steady rise in the stock market over a period of time
5. the practice of making high risk investments with borrowed money in hopes of getting a big return
7. index that shows the price changes of 500 different stocks
9. institution that helps channel funds from savers to borrowers
12. the collapse of the stocks market in 1929
13. claim on the property or income of a borrower
15. a steady drop in the stock market over a period of time
16. the option to buy shares of stock at a specific time in the future
17. bond issued by a state to finance improvements as highways schools ect
20. contracts to buy or sell at a specific date in the future at a price specified today
21. the option to sell shares of stock at a specific time in the future
23. the money an investor receives above and beyond the sum of money initially invested

1. time at which payment to bondholder
2. an investments report to potential investors
3. a bond that a corporation issues to raise money to expand its business
6. the system that allows the transfer of money between savers and borrowers
8. business that specializes in trading stocks
10. American market for OTC securities
11. annual rate of return on a bond if the bond were held to maturity
14. interest rate that a bond issuer will pay to a bondholder
18. a collection of financial assets
19. an electronic marketplace for stocks and bonds
22. contracts that give investors the choice to buy or sell stock and other financial assets