Equity Financing

Question 0

Stocks

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Ownership of or equity in a company

Question 1

Equity financing

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Arranging funding by selling ownership shares in the company, publicly, or privately

Question 2

Securities

Answer 2

Investments such as stocks, bonds, options, futures, and commodities

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Capital gains

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Increases in the value of a stock or other asset

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Preferred stock

Answer 4

Shares of ownership without voting rights but with defined dividends

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Venture capital

Answer 5

Private or institutional investment (capital) in relatively early-stage companies (ventures)

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Angel investors

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Private individuals who invest money in startups, usually earlier in a business’s life and in smaller amounts than VCs are willing to invest or banks are willing to lend

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Financial VCs

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An investment firm applying capital raised from institutions and individuals

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Common Stock

Answer 8

Shares of ownership that include voting rights