Across
- 3. type of profit gained from selling stock
- 5. type of bond with a very low rating (e.g. D) indicating high risk
- 6. portion of corporate profits that is shared with stock holders
- 7. group of investments that is held by an investor
- 10. type of corporation in which stock is held by a small group
- 12. term given to describe the stock market when it is in decline
- 16. cost of the bond at the time of purchase
- 18. type of market structure in which there are many competitors offering identical products
- 21. type of liability enjoyed by corporations
- 22. type of investment that is a collection of stocks
- 23. yearly interest paid on a bond
- 25. term given to describe the stock market when it is performing well
- 28. market structure in which few competitors dominate
- 29. type of stock that will only pay out when sold
- 30. number of company's track by the S&P index
- 32. type of monopoly that has typically been allowed due to efficiency concerns (e.g. PG&E)
- 34. small portion of ownership in a public company
- 35. structure in which one firm dominates
- 37. non-price competition in which competitors seek to make their product unique (e.g. Coke vs Pepsi)
- 38. term given to the time in which it takes a bond to pay out
Down
- 1. purchase of a financial investment product gives the investor this in return
- 2. laws that prevent the formation of monopolies
- 4. financial responsibility of debts
- 8. gov organization that regulates company activity/stock, including antitrust issues
- 9. major bond rating agency in addition to standard and poors
- 11. approach to investing in which someone spreads out risk among many different types of assets
- 12. someone who completes a transaction for a buyer and seller of financial assets
- 13. anything of value related to a business
- 14. type of corporation in which stock is available to all
- 15. type of monopoly created by new inventions
- 17. measure of how easily a financial asset can be converted into cash
- 18. stock indicator that is a measure of the proportion of dividend a company pays in comparison to stock price
- 19. process of price fixing by a cartel
- 20. largest stock exchange in the US
- 22. type of market structure in which there are many competitors offering similar but not identical products
- 24. tracks performance of 30 largest companies stocks as a measure of stock market performance
- 26. temporarily issued monopoly approved by the government to encourage innovation (e.g. new drugs)
- 27. type of investment in borrowers agree to pay off investors at a specific interest rate at the end of a time period
- 31. this is the basic balance of investing --- more of one leads to more of the other
- 33. type of stock that pays dividends
- 36. type of partnership in which owners share equal liability