A first step – The Hindu (Oct 20, 2017)

A first step – The Hindu (Oct 20, 2017)

With the introduction of a new financial instrument, India is a step closer to building a vibrant market for commodities.For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. derivatives (In Finance) (adjective) – they are financial instruments whose value is derived from the value of something else (underlying entity like asset, commodity, currency, security ( a tradable financial asset).
2. hedge (verb) – safeguard, protect, shield.
3. volatility (noun) – likely to change in a very sudden or extreme way.
4. turn out (phrasal verb) – transpire/emerge, happen, occur.
5. binding (adjective) – compulsory, imperative, mandatory/necessary.
6. realm (noun) – domain, sphere, area.
7. speculation (noun) – a high-risk investment strategy aimed at making quick, substantial gains from the buying or selling of stocks, currencies or other assets.
8. in line with (phrase) – in accordance with.
9. mull (verb) – ponder, consider, think about.
10. portfolio management (noun) – the managing of a group of different types of investments, paying attention to the risk and profits of each in relation to the rest.
11. outweigh (verb) – supersede, offset, cancel out.
12. systemic (adjective) – constructional, organizational, constitutional.
13. asset bubble (noun) – used to refer to a situation when the prices of assets rise so sharply above their intrinsic value and making a sudden collapse.
14. anticipate (verb) – expect, foresee, predict.
15. prospect (noun) – chance, hope, possibility.
16. facilitate (verb) – enable, assist, help.
17. hostility (noun) – aversion, unfriendliness/opposition, antipathy.
18. hasty (adjective) – reckless, irresponsible, unthinking/ill-advised.
19. blanket (adjective) – overall, complete, total & inclusive.
20. mitigation (noun) – alleviation, reduction; lessening.

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