#investment_company__investment_trust__investment_firm__fund  a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies
  supertype:  nondepository_financial_institution__nondepositoryfinancialinstitution  a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance
  subtype:  hedge_fund__hedgefund  a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such a short-selling and heavy leveraging
  subtype:  mutual_fund__open-end_fund__open-end_investment_company  a regulated investment company that regularly sells and redeems its shares
     subtype:  index_fund__indexfund  a mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis of a well-known stock or bond index
  subtype:  closed-end_fund__closed-end_investment_company  a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market
  subtype:  face-amount_certificate_company  a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date
  subtype:  Real_Estate_Investment_Trust__REIT  an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate asssets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock market
  subtype:  unit_investment_trust__unit_trust  a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities; "you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $1000"
  subtype:  nondiscretionary_trust__fixed_investment_trust  an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized

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