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At the Bureau de change in London

Customer: Excuse me.

Bank Clerk: Yes, Sir. Can I help you?

Customer: Yes, please. What is the exchange rate for pound sterling?

Bank Clerk: It is one dollar and sixty cents for one pound.

Customer: Could I change two hundred dollars into pounds, please?

Bank Clerk: Yes, certainly.

Customer: How much will it be?

Bank Clerk: About one hundred and twenty pounds.

Customer: Good. Here you are.

Bank Clerk: Thank you. And how would you like it, in twenties, tens or smaller notes?

Customer: In tens, please.

Bank Clerk: Fine. Here is the money and your receipt, please.

Customer: Thank you very much.

Bank Clerk: You are welcome.

Unit 13. Financial securities

Key Words and Phrases:

1. financial securities – цінний папір

2. means of borrowing money – засіб позичання грошей

3. shares and stocks – акції

4. debenture – облігація

5. bills of exchange – переказний вексель

6. treasury bills – білети державної скарбниці

7. bonds – державні облігації

8. joint-stock company – акціонерна компанія

9. fixed-interest loans – позики з фіксованою відсотковою ставкою

10. be secured against assets – бути забезпеченим активами

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Read and translate the text:

«Financing security» is a financial instrument issued by companies, financial institutions and the government as a means of borrowing money and raising new capital. The most commonly used financial securities are shares and stocks, debentures, bills of exchange, treasury bills and bonds. Once issued these securities can be bought and sold either on the money market or on the stock market.

A share is a financial security issued by a joint-stock company as a means of raising long-term capital.

Debentures are a means of financing security which is used to extend a business credit for a limited time period.

A treasury bill is a redeemable financing security bearing a three-month redemption date. In the UK they are issued by the Bank of England.

Bonds are another kind of financial securities issued by a company or by the government to raise finance for the government to cover budget deficits and also as a means of controlling the money supply and level of interest rates.

Exercises in Reading and Comprehension.

1. Match the nouns from Column I with the suitable attributes from Column II.

Column I Column II

1. security a. money

2. market b. interest

3. loan c. long-term

4. capital d. business

5. period e. financial

6. company f. fixed-interest

7. credit g. joint-stock

8. date h. limited time

9. deficit i. redemption

10. rate j. budget