MARKET REPORT TERMINOLOGY/PHRASES

MARKET REPORT TERMINOLOGY/PHRASES
Q. Compare Contrast Between:
1. Daily Market Report and Weekly Market Report.
2. National Prize Bonds and Compensation Bonds.
3. Registered security and Gilt-edged Security.
ANSWER:
1. DAILY MARKET REPORT AND WEEKLY MARKET REPORT:
A market report is a periodical publication of the conditions of an organized market. It may present
daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly reviews of the conditions of business transacted in commodity or
capital.
A daily market report gives the day’s opening and closing rates of the commodity and the tone of the
market along-with the reason for the rise or fall. It may provide the volume of business transacted
during the day reported for.
2. NATIONAL PRIZE BONDS AND COMPENSATION BONDS:
National prize bonds are bonds issued the Government of Pakistan in denomination of R.s 500, 1,000,
10,000 and 100,000 etc. the holder of such a bond may claim and get the amount of prize declare on
each draw by showing the number declared to be the prize winner.
Compensation Bonds are bonds declare to be the payment or compensation for taking up ownership of
land or property by the state. Excess land holders of the land reforms in Pakistan and owner of taken
over industries were given such bonds in Pakistan.
3. REGISTERED SECURITY AND GILT-EDGED SECURITY:
A registered Security is a security that does not pass freely from one hand to another. The possession
of such a security is nor a legal proof of ownership unless a new certificate is issued and the old one
has been cancelled.

A Gilt-edged Security is a security that gives the investor the greatest possible degree of security. It is
a class security.