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• The Bloomberg terminal, developed by businessman Michael Bloomberg, is a popular hardware and software system that allows investors to access real-time market data, investment analytics and their own trading platforms.

• Blotter is a detailed trading activity and history report.

• Book building is the process by which an underwriter attempts to determine the price at which an initial public offering (IPO) will be offered.

• The business model is the main strategy of the company for profitable business.

• S&P Capital IQ is the research division of S&P Global, a provider of research, ratings and market indices.

• Currency exchange is a business that allows customers to exchange one currency for another.

• The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is a financial services company that provides clearing and settlement services for financial markets.

• In a direct public offering (DPO) or direct offering, a company raises capital by offering its securities directly to the public.

• Dotcom or dotcom is a company whose business model depends on the operation of the website.

• The Electronic Communications Network (ECN) is a digital system that connects buyers and sellers who wish to trade securities in the financial markets.

• Enron was an energy company that began trading heavily in the energy derivatives markets.

• An Export Trading Company (ETC) deals with exports for clients, focusing on all legal requirements and regulations that a company must follow before a country will allow its goods to be exported.

FactSet Research System is a financial data and software company that provides research for Wall Street professionals and individual investors.#

• Flotation, also known as “going public”, is the process of taking a private company public by issuing shares available for purchase by the public.

• The Fortune 100 list includes leading companies from the most significant annual Fortune 500 list.

• The public offering process of a company includes several important and delicate steps that protect the company and potential investors.

• A hot IPO is an initial public offering that generates a lot of interest from the media and demand from investors.

• An acute problem is the upcoming IPO, for which there are a lot of investors.

• A hypermarket is a retail store that combines a department store and a grocery supermarket.

• The term “incumbent” has many different meanings, although it usually refers to a person who currently holds duties in a corporation or branch of government.

• An initial public offering (IPO) refers to the process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public as part of a new share issue.

• The JOBS Act loosens reporting, oversight and advertising rules for companies trying to raise investor funds.

• A junior company is a new company that wants to develop a deposit or a mineral deposit.

• Ladder is a financial term used in different ways depending on the industry.

• Lean startup is the process of developing a product or company based on the expressed desires of the market.