Banking

Banking

The business of a banker, banking involves an establishment for the loaning, holding, exchanging, or issuing of money. Also deals with the transmission of funds and the extensions of credit.

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money supply

Banking; Investment banking

Also: money stock. The stock of money that exists in an economy at a given time. Stabilizing prices by steering the money supply is an important economic policy target. In ...

cantonal bank

Banking; Investment banking

Swiss commercial bank under the sole or majority ownership of a cantonal government. They conduct the bulk of their business in the respective canton. Most cantonal banks are ...

market manipulation

Banking; Investment banking

Market manipulation is the practice of using sham transactions, other transactions without an economic basis or simply placing orders with intent to create the impression of ...

brokerage

Banking; Investment banking

The service fee charged by a stockbroker to a client for executing purchase or sale orders for securities, commodities, etc. Brokerage fee scales are usually degressive, i.e. the ...