Rate, portfolio, quotation, option, warrant, exchange rate, brokerage, deposit, merger, mortgage, counselor, interest rate

1. The value of a currency expressed in terms of another currency.

2. Numerical proportion between two sets of things.

3. Charge made for borrowing a sum of money, expressed as a percentage of the total sum loaned.

4. Indication of the price at which a seller might be willing to offer goods for sale.

5. Person giving professional guidance on personal problems.

6. Range of investments held by a person, company, etc.

7. Broker’s fee or commission, which is usually calculated as a percentage of the sum involved in the contract.

8. Combining of two or more commercial organizations into one in order to increase efficiency and to avoid competition.

9. Right in property created as security for loan.

10. Money left with a bank for safe keeping or to earn interest.

11. Finance security that offers the owner the right to subscribe for the ordinary shares of a company at a fixed price.

12. Right to buy or sell a fixed quality of a commodity, currency, or security at a particular date at a particular price.

Ex. 3. Match each word on the left with its opposite on the right hand side.

1. increase 2. expends 3. profit 4. private 5. debit 6. spend 7. lend 8. liabilities 9. sell 10. direct

a) assets b) save c) public d) borrow e) decrease f) revenues g) purchase h) loss i) indirect j) credit

Ex. 4. Insert prepositions.