Investment banking

Investment banking

Of or relating to the business of underwriting, or acting as the client's agent, in the issuance of securities in order to assist an individual, commercial enterprise, corporation or government instution ro raise capital.

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gross national product

Banking; Investment banking

Abbr.: GNP. Measure of the economic performance of a national economy over a given period of time. See also gross domestic product.

dollar roll

Banking; Investment banking

Relatively common transaction in the US mortgage-backed securities market that is similar to a reverse repo transaction. A client sells a security for normal settlement (2-3 days) and agrees to ...

deposits and borrowed funds

Banking; Investment banking

Funds (shown in the balance sheet) which a bank or other company borrows from third parties (depositors, shareholders, bondholders, etc). Together with the retained earnings and surplus carried ...

initial margin

Banking; Investment banking

In forward contracts, amount of cash or eligible securities required to be deposited by the buyer or seller at the clearing office via a broker or bank before engaging in margin transactions. See ...

key interest rate

Banking; Investment banking

Also: key rate, base rate (GB), prime rate (USA). The interest rate set by a central bank for central bank funds.

without protest

Banking; Investment banking

Notation used by the issuer, endorser or guarantor of a bill of exchange to protect the holder against the bill being protested due to non-payment or non-acceptance. See also protest.