Venture capital or financing used for start-up or turnaround ventures that entail high risk and potentially high returns. The analysis of risk in a financial situation or investment with multiple, uncertain outcomes. The foundation for much of risk assessment lies in probability theory, supplemented by economics, psychology, and mathematics. A market in which investors look to buy previously issued bonds and securities. Someone who reviews and judges securities investments and the financial condition of publicly held companies.
Securities usually imply stocks and bonds, but can also include any financial instrument.
One who tries to predict whether a stock's value will rise or fall. The exchange of one security for another. An individual, employed by a financial institution, who is responsible for giving brokers orders to purchase or sell securities in behalf of the institution. An investment banker who guarantees to buy the securities of a firm at an agreed price and then sells them on the market to the public at the best possible price. An appraisal or analysis to determine value.