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Capital Market: This is a market where buyers and sellers engage in the trade of financial assets, including stocks and bonds. Capital markets feature several participants, including:
- Companies: Firms that sell stocks and bonds to investors
- Institutional investors: Investors who purchase stocks and bonds on behalf of a large capital base
- Mutual funds: A mutual fund is an institutional investor that manages the investments of thousands of individuals
- Hedge funds: A hedge fund is another type of institutional investor, which controls risk through hedging—a process of buying one stock and then shorting a similar stock to make money from the difference in their relative performance
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