
- •Securities securities industry Key Words and Phrases:
- •Securities traded on uk securities markets nowadays include shares, corporate bonds, gilts or uk Government bonds.
- •Exercises:
- •I. Give the Ukrainian equivalents of the following words and phrases:
- •II. Give the English equivalents of the following words and phrases:
- •IV. True-False. Say whether each of the following statements is true or false. Can you correct the false statements?
- •Brokers and dealers earn commissions for their services.
- •IV. Use the appropriate term or terms from the text to complete each of following statements:
- •V. Explain the following statements:
- •VI. Find in the text, read, and translate sentences with the following words and phrases:
- •VII. Translate into English:
- •VIII. Define the following terms:
- •IX. Make up your own sentences using the following words and word expressions:
Dealers don’t own the securities they trade.
Brokers act as agents for the buyers and sellers.
Brokers and dealers earn commissions for their services.
The short-term markets comprise securities with maturities greater than one year.
The long-term markets consist of securities having maturities of one year or less.
Stockholders are entered in register and get a stock certificate.
Stock allows the holder to share in the profits of a company.
Dividends are allocated according to how much stock one holds in the company.
Preferred stock offers to their holders claims to dividends at a fixed rate.
Common stockholders get their dividends before preferred stockholders have been paid their dividends.
A bond is a long-term debt instrument.
Securities are not liquid.
U.S. Government Securities are short-term debt instruments issued by the U.S. government to finance its deficits.
A bill is a document issued by a company.
Commercial paper is a short-term debt instrument issued by large banks and well-known corporations.
IV. Use the appropriate term or terms from the text to complete each of following statements:
_____ is a claim on the issuer’s future income or assets.
Securities are traded on the _____ _____.
Usually stock is obtained through _____ and _____.
_____ act as agents for the buyers and sellers.
_____own the securities they trade.
Customers pay brokers a _____ on every trade.
____ ____ offers to their holders claims to dividends at a fixed rate.
_____ ___ get their dividends after preferred stockholders have been paid their dividends.
Securities can be _____.
_____ _____ is a debt instrument issued by a company or a government.
_____ _____ can be exchanged for another investment in the company, usually in common stock under certain terms.
_____ _____ _____ are short-term debt instruments issued by the U.S. government to finance its deficits.
______ are long-term debt instruments issued by the U.S. Treasury.
_____ _____ are short-term debt instrument issued by large banks and well-known corporations.
At present securities investment and trading are among the most important activities in the_____ _____ _____.
V. Explain the following statements:
Stock allows the holder to share in the profits of a company.
Stocks and bonds can be convertible.
Securities are liquid.
VI. Find in the text, read, and translate sentences with the following words and phrases:
issuer’s future income or assets; a stock certificate; to share in the profits of a company; claims to dividends at a fixed rate; market price; the original investment plus interest; a document promising to pay someone a certain amount of money; debt instruments issued by the U.S. government to finance its deficits; debt instruments issued by the U.S. Treasury.
VII. Translate into English:
Цінними паперами торгують на фондових біржах.
Цінні папери можна легко обміняти на готівку.
Брокери та дилери отримують комісійні за свої послуги.
Емісія цінних паперів є одним зі шляхів збільшення коштів.
Привілейовані акції пропонують їх власникам вимоги щодо дивідендів за фіксованю ставкою.
Короткострокові ринки, які випускають цінні папери зі строком виплати один рік або менше, називаються грошовими ринками.
Довгострокові ринки, які випускають цінні папери зі строком виплати більше року, називаються ринками капіталу.
Короткострокові інструменти призначені для фінансування дефіциту федерального уряду.
Казначейські сертифікати є найбільш ліквідними з усіх інструментів грошового ринку.
Великі корпорації випускають короткострокові боргові інструменти, що називаються комерційними векселями.
Конвертовані акції та облігації можна за певних умов обміняти на звичайні акції.
Банківські акцепти використовувалися упродовж сотень років.
Сертифікат акцій – це докуменет, який містить інформацію про кількість акцій, які належать акціонеру.
Інвестиції у цінні папери та торгівля ними – це один з найважливіших видів діяльності у фінансовій сфері.