Bonds - definitions

Question 1

income

Answer 1

the money of a company receives minus the money it spends during a certain period

Question 2

equity

Answer 2

part ownership of a company in the form of stock or shares

Question 3

mutural funds

Answer 3

funds operated by investment companies that invest people’s money in various asstes

Question 4

pension funds

Answer 4

funds that invest money that will be paid to people after they retire from work

Question 5

principle

Answer 5

the amount of capital making up bond or other loan

Question 6

maturity

Answer 6

the length of time for which a bond is issued (until it is repaid)

Question 7

coupon

Answer 7

the amount of interest that a bond pays

Question 8

bankrupt

Answer 8

unable to pay debts

Question 9

creditors

Answer 9

people or institutions to whom money is owned

Question 10

dividends

Answer 10

payments by companies to their shareholders

Question 11

market makers

Answer 11

businesses that buy and sell securities (animatorzy rynku)

Question 12

offer price

Answer 12

the price at which a seller is prepared to sell a security at a particular time

Question 13

yield

Answer 13

the rate of income an investor receives from a security (rentownosć)