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BOND -

A bond is a debt security, similar to an I.O.U. When you purchase a bond, you are lending
money to a government, municipality, corporation, federal agency or other entity known
as an issuer. In return for that money, the issuer provides you with a bond in which it
promises to pay a specified rate of interest during the life of the bond and to repay
the face value of the bond (the principal) when it matures, or comes due.

SHARE -

The capital of a company is divided into shares. Each share forms a unit of ownership of a
company and is offered for sale so as to raise capital for the company.

EQUITY -

Equity is the net amount of funds invested in a business by its owners, plus any
retained earnings. It is also calculated as the difference between the total of all recorded
assets and liabilities on an entity's balance sheet.

COMMODITY -

A physical substance, such as food, grains, and metals, which is interchangeable with
another product of the same type, and which investors buy or sell, usually through future
contracts.

TREASURY BILLS -

Treasury bill is a monetary policy instrument through which government raise funds
for short period requirements and commercial banks invest their short period surpluses by
buying these bills from government.

References –

1.http://www.investinganswers.com/financial-dictionary/commodities-precious-
metals/commodity-1035

2. http://www.investinginbonds.com/learnmore.asp?catid=46&id=2

3. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/shares