股票基金——商务英语.pptVIP

Business EnglishStocksFunds Bonds History—after Middle Age The first company to issue shares of stock after the Middle Ages was the Dutch East India Company in 1606. 1. 中世纪 ice age 冰河时代 stone age 石器时代 bronze age 铜器时代 iron age 铁器时代 information age 信息化时代 2. 荷兰东印度公司 History—after Middle Age The innovation of joint ownership made a great deal of Europes economic growth possible following the Middle Ages. 1. 联名所有权、共有权 2. 大量的 3. 经济增长 History—after Middle Age The technique of pooling capital to finance the building of ships, for example, made the Netherlands a maritime superpower. 1. pool capital to do sth.集中资金做某事 2. 海上强权国/海上超级大国 Maritime adj. 海上的, 海事的, 海运的, 海员的 maritime association 海事协会 a maritime power 海洋国家; 海运国 maritime law 海洋法 maritime climate 海洋性气候 Shareholders A shareholder (or stockholder) is an individual or company that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a joint stock company. 1. 股东 2. 股份公司 Trading A stock exchange is an organization that provides a marketplace for either physical or virtual trading shares, bonds and warrants and other financial products where investors (represented by stock brokers) may buy and sell shares of a wide range of companies. 1.证券交易所 2.集会场所, 市场，商场 3. 提供实体的和虚拟的股票、债券、认股权证和其他金融产品的交易场所，由股票经纪人代理，投资者可以在这个交易场所买卖各类公司的股份。 The role of stock exchanges（一） Raising capital for businesses 为商业筹集资本 Mobilizing savings for investment 调动储蓄进行投资 When people draw their savings and invest in shares, it leads to a more rational allocation of resources because funds, which could have been consumed, or kept in idle（空闲的闲散的） deposits with banks, are mobilized and redirected to promote business activity The role of stock exchanges（二） Redistribution of wealth 财富重新分配 Both casual and professional stock investors, through dividends (股息, 红利), and stock price increases that may result in capital gains（资本收益）, will share in the wealth of profitable businesses The role of stock ex