Ex.3 Find words in the text that mean the following:
1 the money a company receives minus the money it spends during a certain period
2 part ownership of a company in the form of stocks or shares
3 funds operated by investment companies that invest people's money in various assets
4 funds that invest money that will be paid to people after they retire from work
5 the amount of capital making up a bond or other loan
6 the length of time for which a bond is issued (until it is repaid)
7 the amount of interest that a bond pays
8 unable to pay debts
9 people or institutions to whom money is owed
10 payments by companies to their shareholders
11 businesses that buy and sell securities
12 the price at which a buyer is prepared to buy a security at a particular time
13 the price at which a seller is prepared to sell a security at a particular time
14 the rate of income an investor receives from a security
Ex.4 .Match up the verbs on the left with the nouns on the right to make common verb-noun combinations found in the text. Some of the verbs and nouns are used more than once.