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Balanced Funds
Mutual funds that invest in both stocks and bonds. The stocks can be both common and preferred. A primary objective is to balance income and growth.

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Bond Anticipation Note
A short term security issued by a municipality. The security will be paid or redeemed by funds from a new issue. It is a cash management tool.

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Bank Guarantee Letter
A document by which an approved bank certifies that an put option writer or grantor has sufficient funds at the bank to cover the write. The funds are equal to the exercised value of the put. This value is equal to the strike price multiplied by the number of shares. It effectively reflects an outright purchase of the underlying security at the strike level

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Baby bond
Bonds whose par values are less than $1,000 are often described as baby bonds, or, in the case of municipal bonds, as mini-munis. Small companies that may not be able to attract institutional investors, such as banks and mutual fund companies, may offer smaller-denomination bonds to raise cash from individual investors. Some municipalities also use baby bonds to foster involvement in government activities by making it possible for more people to invest.

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Capital
Capital is any asset that is used to generate income or make a long-term investment. For example, the money you use to buy shares in a mutual fund is considered capital. So is the money you use to make a down payment on a house. Businesses use capital, which is often money from loans or earnings, for reinvestment, expansion, and acquisitions.

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Capital appreciation
Any increase in a capital asset's fair market value is called capital appreciation. For example, if a stock increases in value from $30 a share to $60 a share, it shows capital appreciation. Some stock mutual funds that invest for aggressive growth are called capital appreciation funds.

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Equity fund
Equity mutual funds invest primarily in stocks. The stocks a fund buys whether in small, up-and-coming companies or large, well-established firms depends on the fund's investment objectives and management style. The general approach is implied by the fund's name or the category to which it belongs, such as large-cap growth or small-cap value. However, a fund's manager may have the flexibility to invest more broadly to meet the fund's objectives.

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Eurocurrency
Eurocurrency is any major currency that is deposited by a national government or corporation headquartered outside the country where the bank receiving the funds is located. For example, Japanese yen deposited in a British bank is considered eurocurrency. Eurocurrency is used in international trade and to make international loans.

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Family of funds
Many large mutual fund companies offer a variety of stock, bond, and money market funds with different investment strategies and objectives. Together, these funds make up a family of funds.

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Federal funds
When banks have more cash available than they're required to hold in their reserve accounts, they can deposit the money in a Federal Reserve bank or lend it to another bank overnight. That money is called federal funds, and the interest rate at which the banks lend is called the federal funds rate.

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