2. An order placed for the transaction of a very large quantity of securities (5)
4. Additional shares issued to existing shareholders in proportion to their holdings (5)
5. One hundredth of a percentage point (10)
6. The highest price a buyer is willing to pay for a stock (3)
7. The online trading system software that is used at the NSE to effect all trading transactions (3)
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1. Total number of shares that a company is permitted to issue according to its memorandum and articles of association
2. Promissory notes issued by government and corporations that entitle the investor to a specific interest at specific intervals over a specified length of time and to receive the principal upon maturity (5)
3. Anything owned by a company that has a market value (5)
5. The bell which is sounded to open and close trading at the NSE Trading Floor (4)
6. A stock market speculator who expects share prices to fall and therefore keeps selling in anticipation to buy the shares later at a lower point (4)