Week 11: Derivatives

A lot of companies that went bankrupt in the crash should never have ________ in the first place.

• listed

• gone public

• rose

• happened

All three technology firms have announced plans to ________ more than £900 million through stock market flotations.

• raise

• develop

• expand

• buy

______: a bank that makes companies’ shares available

• commodities

• commercial paper

• securities house

• financial markets

The shares were _________ and we will see other companies in this field coming to the market this year.

• oversubscribed

• issued

• developed

• sold

The new law would prohibit oil companies that invest in that country from __________ on US stock markets.

• giving

• oversubscribed

• speculating

• raising capital

Around the world, businesses are being judged by _______ according to their ability to

earn profits.

• raising capital

• stockmarkets

• flotations

• traders

______: a contract to buy 500 tons of wheat for delivery in three months

• future contract

• bonds

• options contract

• securities

example of ________: coffee and copper

• currencies

• securities

• commodities

• bonds

(a)   : dollars, euros and yen

_______: lending to a company for less than a year

• option contract

• commercial paper

• future contract