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1
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What do we call an organized market where shares are traded?

A

A stock exchange.

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2
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Define “capital”.

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Money, assets, and property owned by a company.

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3
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What do we call a person that owns shares?

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A shareholder.

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4
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What do we call the total value of shares of a company?

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Share capital.

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5
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Define “dividend”.

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Money paid to shareholders from company profits.

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6
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What do we call equal parts of ownership of a company?

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Shares/stocks/equities.

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7
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Define “blue chips”.

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Shares of large financially sound companies.

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8
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Define “securities”.

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Shares, bonds and derivatives.

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9
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Define “going public”.

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Making shares available on the stock exchange.

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10
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Define “equity finance”.

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Money available to a company through its shares.

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11
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What do we call a company’s ability to pay debts?

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Credit rating.

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12
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Define “share index”.

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Average value of a group of shares traded on a stock exchange.

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13
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Define “broker”.

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An individual or a firm that arranges a transaction between a buyer and a seller to earn a commission.

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14
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What is the NASDAQ Composite?

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The US high-tech index.

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15
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Define “underwriter”.

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An investment bank that guarantees to sell all shares and gives advice what, when and at what price to sell.

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16
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What are corporate bonds?

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Securities issued by companies to raise funds.

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17
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Define “rating agency”.

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A firm assessing creditworthiness of an issuer of securities.

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18
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Translate “securities”.

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Vrednostni papirji.

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19
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Translate “shares/stocks/equities”.

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Delnice.

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20
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Translate “bonds”.

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Obveznice.

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21
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Translate “derivatives”.

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Izvedeni inštrumenti.

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22
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Translate “the stock market”.

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Borzni trg.

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23
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Translate “over-the-counter (OTC) market”.

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Izvenborzni trg.

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24
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Translate “issuer”.

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Izdajatelj.

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25
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Translate “investor”.

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Vlagatelj.

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26
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Translate “stock broker”.

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Borzni posrednik.

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27
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Translate “shareholder”.

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Delničar.

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28
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Translate “bondholder”.

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Imetnik obveznice.

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29
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Translate “listing, quotation”.

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Kotacija.

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30
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Translate “initial public offering (IPO)”.

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Prva javna ponudba delnic.

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31
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Translate “seasoned equity offering (SEO)”.

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Naslednja ponudba delnic.

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32
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Translate “government bonds”.

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Državne obveznice.

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33
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Translate “boniteta”.

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Credit rating.

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34
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Translate “dividend”.

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Dividenda.

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35
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Translate “razpršiti tveganje”.

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To spread/diversify risk.

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36
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Translate “bond maturity, due date”.

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Dospelost obveznice.

37
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Translate “futures and options”.

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Terminske pogodbe in opcije.

38
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Translate “yield”.

A

Donosnost.

39
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Translate “prvorazredna/varna delnica”.

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Blue chip.

40
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Translate “preferred stock”.

A

Prednostna delnica.

41
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Translate “ordinary share”.

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Navadna delnica.

42
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Translate “regulatory authority/body”.

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Nadzorni organ.

43
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Translate “public limited company”.

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Delniška družba.

44
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Translate “zadržani dobiček”.

A

Retained earnings.

45
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Translate “tveganju nenaklonjen vlagatelj”.

A

Risk-averse investor.

46
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Translate “common stock”.

A

Navadna delnica.

47
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Translate “preference share”.

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Prednostna delnica.

48
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Translate “rating agency”.

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Bonitetna agencija.

49
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Translate “brokerage house”.

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Borzno-posredniška hiša.

50
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Translate “bull market”.

A

Bikovski trg.

51
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Translate “investment grade bond”.

A

Kvalitetna obveznica/obveznica z boniteto boljšo od razreda C.

52
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Translate “junk bond”.

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Visokotvegana obveznica.

53
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Provide near synonym for “currency”.

A

Foreign exchange.

54
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Provide near synonym for “shares/stocks”.

A

Equities.

55
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Provide near synonym for “listing”.

A

Quotation.

56
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Provide near synonym for “maturity”.

A

Due date.

57
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Provide near synonym for “government bonds”.

A

Gilts/treasuries.

58
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Provide near synonym for “default”.

A

Non-payment.

59
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Provide near synonym for “credit rating”.

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Creditworthiness.

60
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Provide near synonym for “financially sound”.

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In good condition.

61
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Provide a synonym for “to prevent from operating”.

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To disrupt.

62
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Provide a synonym for “to reimburse”.

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To compensate.

63
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Provide a synonym for “to decide that something will be used for a particular purpose”.

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To earmark.

64
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Provide a synonym for “revelation of facts”.

A

Disclosure.

65
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Provide a synonym for “calculation of a future trend”.

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Projection.

66
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Provide a synonym for “supervising body”.

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Regulator.

67
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Explain “to subpoena”.

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To order someone to come to a court of law as a witness.

68
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What do we call the total value of shares?

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Market capitalization.

69
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What do we call an investment bank that guarantees to sell the share issued?

A

Underwriter.

70
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Provide a synonym for “to suddenly and quickly decrease”.

A

To plummet.

71
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Translate “going rate”.

A

Veljavna tarifa.

72
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Provide a near synonym: The season sale took off.

A

Picked up, recovered, bounced back.

73
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Provide a near synonym: Gold prices peaked last month.

A

Reached a high point.

74
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Provide a near synonym: Intereuropa shares plummeted.

A

Plunged, slumped, went down dramatically.

75
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Provide a near synonym: The yen fluctuated in the last quarter.

A

Was volatile, went up and down.

76
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Provide a near synonym: Share trading remained stable.

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Stayed the same, held steady.

77
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Provide a near synonym: Bond trading was sluggish last week.

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Was very slow, without movement.

78
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Provide a near synonym: The price of the euro slipped against the dollar.

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Went down slightly, dropped.

79
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Provide a near synonym: Last week the SBI reached an all-time low.

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Bottomed out, dropped to the lowest point.

80
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Provide a near synonym: Leading stocks firmed up.

A

Became stronger, improved.

81
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Provide a near synonym: The FB share price skyrocketed to $42.

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Soared, increased dramatically.

82
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Provide a near synonym: Profits levelled off at around $100,000.

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Became stable after a period of growth.

83
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Translate “finančni vzvod”.

A

Gearing, leverage.

84
Q

Translate “občinske obveznice”.

A

Municipal bonds.

85
Q

Translate “letna skupščina delničarjev”.

A

Annual general meeting (AGM).

86
Q

Translate “flotation”.

A

Kotacija.

87
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Translate “underwriter”.

A

Odkupnik primarne izdaje vrednostnih papirjev.

88
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Translate “disclosure”.

A

Razkritje.

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