Trading Basics
ETFS
Exchange Traded Fund. An investment fund traded on a recognized exchange. The fund can give the investor exposure to a certain sector, index or risk. The investor just has to make one purchase of the fund and not all the underlying investments.
Other Trading Basics
Book Building
When a new share is issued book building is the process institutions go through to gauge demand and therefore price.
This goes on before the share is available to trade on the exchange.
Commercial Paper
How big companies finance short-term cash flow.
Like bonds but without the coupon, instead, the APR is determined by the discount the agreements are entered into and the length of time to repayment.
For example, a blue chip company might borrow $9.95m dollars today and repay $10m in a month’s time.
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