#nondepository_financial_institution__nondepositoryfinancialinstitution  a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance
  supertype:  #financial_institution__financialinstitution__financial_organization__financialorganization  an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets
  member of:  #securities_industry
  subtype:  #brokerage_firm__brokeragefirm__brokerage__securities_firm  a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller
     subtype:  #bucket_shop.brokerage_firm__bucketshop  an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm
     subtype:  #marriage_brokerage__marriage_mart  a business that arranges marriage contracts
  subtype:  #insurance_company__insurancecompany__insurance_firm__insurancefirm__insuranceunderwriter__insurer  a financial institution that sells insurance
     instance:  pm#Suncorp_Metway (pm)
  subtype:  #pension_fund__pensionfund  a financial institution that collects regular contributions from employers to provide retirement income for employees
  subtype:  #investment_company__investment_trust__investment_firm__fund  a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies
     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
  subtype:  #finance_company  a financial institution (often affiliated with a holding company or manufacturer) that makes loans to individuals or businesses
     subtype:  #consumer_finance_company__small_loan_company  a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan
        subtype:  #industrial_bank__industrial_loan_company  a finance company that makes small loans to industrial workers
     subtype:  #captive_finance_company__captivefinancecompany  a finance company owned by a manufacturer to finance dealers' inventories or to make loans to consumers buying the company's products
     subtype:  #sales_finance_company__salesfinancecompany  a finance company that buys (at a discount) the installment sales contracts of retail merchants
     subtype:  #commercial_finance_company__commercial_credit_company  a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalers

2 statements are about indirect instances of #nondepository_financial_institution: pm#graph1_on_Suncorp_Metway, pm#graph2_on_Corolla_AE93_CSI_manual_hatchback
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