Security Lifecycle Assessment Copy

1.) A _____________ is a virtual market where buyers and sellers trade in existing securities.

2.) A private firm that wants to “go public” does an Initial Public Offering on the _____________.

3.) A/An ___________ gives the general public the opportunity to buy company shares..

4.) Future stock listings by a corporation are possible through techniques like ________ issues and follow-on offers.

5.) Investors may trade stocks that have been issued by a firm through an IPO. This is referred to as a ____________.

6.) As an asset class, publicly traded stock has high _____________, which means it can be bought and sold in real-time via a stock exchange.

7.) ___________________ is a financial instrument, typically any financial asset that can be traded.

8.) The __________ aids in the funding of new businesses as well as the expansion and diversification of current ones.

9.) ___________ almost always refers to shares implying an ownership interest in a company.

10.) _____________ involve borrowing money and selling an asset, which is a key way in which they differ from equity securities..