The capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity).

A certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a corporation in order to raise money.

Gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell stock at a set price on or before a given date.

Exchange-traded contracts. They are firm agreements to deliver (or take delivery of) a standardized amount of something on a certain date at a predetermined price.

Forex is short for foreign exchange. The simultaneous buying of one currency and selling of another.

Options on futures contracts.

Represents a broad based index of individual components.

Represents the interest rate paid for a specified currency. This is not meant to be traded directly, but can be used to calculate the interest earned or owed for a forex position.