Description of Transaction

Type of Market

Karl spends $$1,500$ to buy Google stock options through his online brokerage account.

Description of Transaction

Type of Market

A farmer agrees to sell $10,000$ bushels of wheat at the rate of $$4\mathrm{.}50$ per bushel to a buyer in three months. A regulated exchange, such as the Chicago Board of Trade, completes the transaction.

Description of Transaction

Type of Market

Long$-$term mortgage$-$backed securities are traded between investors and issuers.

Description of Transaction

Type of Market

An investor holding $3,000$ shares of stock of Strata Corp. sells them to another investor.

A corn processor in Nebraska has decided to purchase a futures contract for corn. The contract will increase in value if the price of corn rises, thereby offsetting the processors$$ increased costs$/$decreased net income. In this example, the corn processor is $.$