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Financial Institutions and Markets Ch. 1

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Bid-Ask Spread   The fee charged by a broker.  
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Bonds   Long term debt obligations issued by corporations and government agencies to support their operations.  
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Broker   A person or institution executing securities transactions between two parties.  
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Capital Market   A market that facilitates the flow of long-term funds.  
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Dealer   A person making a market in specific securities by adjusting his inventory of securities.  
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Derivative Securities   Financial contracts whose values are derived from the values of underlying assets.  
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Financial Market   A market in which financial assets (securities)can be bought or sold.  
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Liquidity   The degree to which securities can easily be sold without a loss of value.  
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Money Market   A market that facilitates the flow of short term funds with maturities of less than one year.  
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Money Market Mutual Fund   A mutual fund concentrating in money market securities.  
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Organized Exchange   A visible market place for secondary market transactions.  
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Over The Counter (OTC) Market   A telecommunications network facilitating financial market transactions.  
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Perfect Market   A market in which all information about any securities for sale in primary and secondary markets is continuously and freely available to investors.  
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Primary Market   A market that facilitates the issuance of new securities.  
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Privatization   The sale of government owned firms to individuals.  
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Secondary Market   A market that facilitates the trading of existing securities.  
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Stocks   Certificates representing partial ownership in a firm.  
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