stocks

1. To risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency.
5. to put money into a project
7. A group of similar stocks and bonds
10. An amount paid to a stockbroker based on a percentage of their sales
12. A share of ownership in a company
13. a person who links buyers and sellers of stock
15. Paper notes promising to repay money after a certain length of time with interest
17. something that is worth a lot of money or is important in some way
18. A group of your investments
20. A New York City-based stock exchange, which is considered the largest stock exchange in the world
21. portion of stock

2. Anything of value that is owned
3. person who puts money into a project to earn a profit
4. to include the details of something
6. A system for buying and selling shares of companies
8. A business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts
9. A person who invests in a corporation by buying stock and is a partial owner
11. A nationwide electronic system that links dealers across the nation so that they can buy and sell securities electronically.
14. the business of buying and selling or exchanging items
16. the cost required for something; the money spent on something.
19. to say what will happen before it occurs