Something About Financial Instruments-1.

Here is a sincere attempt to share a few interesting things about Financial Instruments.

• Samurai Bond is a yen-denominated bond issued by a foreign company in Jan.
• Sweat Equity refers to the equity shares issued to promoters, directors and employees of the company for value addition.
• Yankee Bonds are the US dollar-denominated bonds issued by a foreign borrower in US.
• The shares whose prices fall when the market is raising and rise when the market is falling are called Contrarian Shares.
• Collecting old share certificates and bond certificates as a hobby and investment is called Scripophily.
• Government Securities are called Gilt-Edged Securities.
• The process of fraudulently altering the amount for which a cheque is drawn is called Raising the cheque.