3. The company or government that is offering stocks or bonds for sale to investors for the purpose of financing its operations (6)
7. The fee charged by a lender to a borrower for the use of borrowed money, usually expressed as an annual percentage of the principal (8)
8. A bond guaranteed by two or more guarantors, one of them being the issuer (9)
9. The requirement that a stockbroker should find out about a client's financial needs, risk tolerance and investment knowledge before making recommendations (3)
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5. Any person who has access to crucial and valuable facts about a company which the public does not yet to know (7)
1. A stock or bond which has been offered for sale to the public by a corporation or government entity (5)
2. Companies with a very high capitalization value (8)
3. Dividend that is declared and distributed before a company's annual general meeting and final financial statements (7)
4. An individual or institution that commits money to buy securities with an expectation of a financial return (8)