11.   Block trading as a business has mushroomed in the past decade as institutional investors increasingly demand that securities firms provide the service.

12.   Bond investors demand less yield from bonds they consider a safer bet.

13.   Bond investors demand higher interest rates for fixed-income investments during inflationary periods to compensate them for the erosion in the value of their principal.

14.   Bond prices sank and yields rose because investors demanded more compensation for the risk that inflation will erode the value of fixed payments.

15.   A higher spread indicates investors are demanding more of a risk premium to own corporate rather than government debt.

16.   A lower credit rating could make it more expensive for BT to borrow, because investors typically would demand a higher return for lending the company money.

17.   A possible stock market rally could push the rupiah stronger as investors demand the currency to purchase shares, he said.

18.   A narrower spread suggests investors are demanding a smaller risk premium to invest in gilts rather than bunds.

19.   A lower rating indicates higher risk, and investors usually demand higher interest rates to compensate.

20.   A possible stock market rally could push the rupiah stronger as investors demand the currency to purchase shares.