INVESTMENT Definition

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INVESTMENT is the purchase of real property, stocks, bonds, collectible annuities, mutual fund shares, etc, with the expectation of realizing income or capital gain, or both, in the future. Investment is longer term and usually less risky than speculation.

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PAID IN SURPLUS see PAID-IN-CAPITAL.

DEPTH OF MARKET is the number of shares of a security that can be bought or sold at the bid and ask prices near the inside market without causing a dramatic change in price.

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