A time when the prices of most shares are rising.

Money and possessions, especially a large amount of money used for producing more wealth or for starting a new business.

A market-linked investment, is a pre-packaged structured finance investment strategy based on a single security, a basket of securities, options, indices, commodities, debt issuance or foreign currencies, and to a lesser extent, derivatives.

 Financial contracts, set between two or more parties, that derive their value from an underlying asset, group of assets, or benchmark.

A person who allocates financial capital with the expectation of a future return (profit) or to gain an advantage (interest).

The act of buying something hoping that its value will increase and then selling at this higher price in order to make a profit.

 A way of controlling or limiting a loss or risk.

 An agreement between two companies to exchange interest payments on a particular amount, often in order to protect against future changes in interest rates.

An agreement between two organizations to change the amount of money lent or the interest payments of a loan made in one currency for the same part of a loan in another currency.

 A series of numbers that shows changes in the average prices of shares on a particular stock market over time