Stock exchanges exist all over the world. These exchanges facilitate the secondary markets of buying and seeking previously issued equity instruments. For many of these exchanges, indices have been calculated that measure the aggregate value of stocks listed on this exchanges. For each index listed below, state the country that the index exchange is located and mark the county on the map provided.

Dow Jones Industrial average

S& P 500

Nikkei

FTSE 100

Hang Seng

SSE

Which market opens first each day which market closes last?

Direct or Indirect Finance

A pension fund allocates employees contributing to various equity and debt instruments.

A corporation issues a first offering of common and preferred stock.

Individual make contributions to a hedge fund whose managers decide what equity to purchase

A local business obtains a loan from a bank.

The Federal government pays for its budget deficit by using new Treasury bonds.