Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
  
  Cash, evidence of ownership in an entity (e.g., stock), a contract that creates a right or obligation to receive or deliver cash (e.g., notes and bonds), or a contract that creates a right or obligation to receive or deliver another financial instrument or commodity (e.g., options and futures).
  
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