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exchange synonym

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market

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def+tr over-the-counter market

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decentralised market where participants trade everything directly without a broker
trgovanje preko pulta (izvenborzni trg)

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when are dividends paid out? (two reqs)

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  1. profit is made

2. the profit is not reinvested into the company

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state types of investors and what their main purpose is

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  1. speculators (buying and selling all the time - depending on volatility)
  2. protectors (hedging against inflation and low interest rates in banks) - investing in incumbent companies
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volatility synonym

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value fluctuatiton

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hedging synonym

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protecting

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what are two drawbacks of investing in already established companies

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  1. low returns

2. high prices of shares (entry barriers are high)

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def blue chip companies

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a stock corporation with a national reputation for quality, reliability, and the ability to operate profitably in good and bad times

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def+tr portfolio

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_________________

portfelj

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state 3 different types of exchanges and what they trade + tr

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  1. stock exchange (securities) = borza vrednostnih papirjev
  2. commodity exchange (commodities) = blagovna borza
  3. foreign exchange (currencies) = devizna borza
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def+tr bull market

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selling when the prices are high

obdobje rasti borznih tečajev

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state 3 types of securities and provide tr. what kind of profit do you get?

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vrednostni papirji:

  1. shares = stocks = equity (delnice) - dividends
  2. bonds (obveznice) - coupons
  3. derivatives (izvedeni finančni inštrumenti) - ? who knows
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def shares

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proportional parts of the company

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def dividends

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a proportion of the annual profit paid to shareholders

paid yearly or quarterly

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def dividends

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a proportion of the annual profit paid to shareholders

paid yearly or quarterly

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def public limited company (PLC)

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when a private company (LTDs or LLCs) goes public

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def + synonym flotation

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when the company’s shares are quoted or listed on the stock exchange
initial public offering (IPO)

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def seasoned equity offering (SEO)

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when additional shares are sold

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when is the best time to buy shares?

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soon after IPO or at SEO

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define two types of shares +tr

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  1. ordinary (common) shares = shareholders have voting rights (important only if you have the majority share) (navadne)
  2. preference (preferred) shares = have priority in pay outs of dividends (prednostne)
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def bond

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a loan to a company, annual coupons (at a coupon=fixed interest rate; % of profit) are paid out, always have maturity date (or due date)

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state 3 types of bonds

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  1. municipal (city issues bonds)
  2. government (government issues bonds)
  3. corporate (company issues bonds)
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what is the two risks involving bonds?

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  • default risk (cannot return the principal) - bankruptcy in the case of the company (gov usually cannot default)
  • interest rate risk
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what is safer - shares or bonds?

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bonds

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tr državne obveznice
treasuries (Am) = gilts (Br)
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what are the three tpyes of treasuries? +tr
1. treasury bonds (long term, more than 10 yrs) dolgoročne državne obveznice 2. treasury notes (medium term, 1-10yrs) srednjeročne državne obveznice 3. treasury bills (T-bills)(short term, up to 1yr) zakladne menice
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def+tr derivatives
financial instruments whose value is derived from an underlying asset (stock, debt, almost anything) izvedeni finančni inštrumenti
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def+tr futures
special contracts that determine the price of a commodity for a year in advance terminske pogodbe
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tr swaps
zamenjave
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def+tr spots
used when buying oil on the spot | terminski posli
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how can portfolio diversification be done?
- investing in different industries - investing in bonds and shares - investing in real estate
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def underwriting
the actual process of selling the shares
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rise forms
rose, risen
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fall forms
fell, fallen
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rise 3 synonyms
increase, go up, grow
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fall 3 synonyms
decrease, go down, decline
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tr rise, fall | can we influence such movements?
dvigniti se, pasti | no.
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tr raise, lower | what kind of verbs are they?
``` dvigniti, znižati transitive verbs (prehodni glagoli) ```
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word for staying the same (trendline)
levels off, remains steady, stable
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word for highest level
peak; peaking at
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opposite of peak
trough [traf]
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def bottom out
start rising after a fall
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there was __a/none___ slight growth in profits.
none!!!
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tr deterioration
poslabšanje
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which preposition is used with % of "raise and lower"
by
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is 'increase / decrease' transitive or not?
it's both (transitive = has a subject)
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tr auditing company
revizijska hiša
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tr (when at start of graph) začeti se
the value stood at
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def firmed up
became stronger, improved
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went down dramatically 3 synonyms
plummeted, plunged, slumped
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very slow 2 synonyms
sluggish, without movement
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went down slightly 2 synonyms
slipped, dropped
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increased dramatically 2 synonyms
soared, skyrocketed
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def blue chips
shares of large financially sound companies
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def the NASDAQ Composite
the US high-tech index
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tr vlagatelj
investor
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tr kotacija
listing or quotation
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tr naslednja ponudba delnic
SEO
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tr boniteta
credit rating
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tr donosnost
yield
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tr terminske pogodbe
futures
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tr opcije
options
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def prospectus
a printed booklet giving details of a share offer for the benefit of investors
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closing up by ... synonym
increasing (at the end)
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def+tr junk bond
aka high-yield bond aka speculative grade bonds high risk of default, high interest rates visokotvegana obveznica
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def price/earning ratio (P/E ratio)
relationship between the share price and the profits per share
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def share price index
average value of a group of shares
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def bid and offer price
bid price = for selling | offer price = for buying
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def+tr capital gain
profit when selling shares | kapitalski dobiček
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def+tr bear market
a market in which share prices are falling, encouraging selling obdobje padanja tečajev
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on the one hand, on the other synyonm (more positive and negative meaning)
one the upside, on the downside
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def reluctant
don't want to do something
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def + tr + synonym gearing
leverage finančni vzvod balance between company's long-term debt and equity
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when does gearing increase?
when debt gets higher and higher while equity stays the same
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what kind of gearing gives better results in prosperity?
high gearing (high debt)
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what kind of gearing gives better results in a recession?
low gearing
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tr veljavna tarifa
going rate
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def + tr principal
amount of loan | glavnica
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def + tr OTC
over-the-counter market | izvenborzni trg
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what does FTSE mean?
financial time stock exchange index (british index)
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AGM meaning
annual general meeting (where decisions about dividends are made)
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P/E ratio meaning and tr
price/earnings ratio | T/D razmerje = tečaj/dobiček na delnico
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SEC meaning
securities exchange commission (gov agency for US trading control)
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FSA meaning
financial services authority (gov agency for UK trading control)
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IPO meaning
initial public offering
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SEO meaning
seasoned equity offering
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ROE meaning +tr
return on equity | donos na delnico
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creditors are **lenders or debtors**?
lenders
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tr lastniški kapital
equity
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tr disclosure
razkritje
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tr rating agency
bonitetna agencija
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tr underwriter
odkupnik primarne izdaje vrednostnih papirjev
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tr treasury bonds
dolgoročne državne obveznice
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tr flotation
kotacija
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tr blue chip
prvorazredna delnica

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