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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money market book claim

Banking; Investment banking

Switzerland: short-term capital raised by first-class Swiss and foreign borrowers by tender at a fixed interest rate and maturity (up to 364 days).

joint venture

Banking; Investment banking

Strategy for opening up a foreign market, whereby a company joins forces with partners in another country to set up a business there. Under this arrangement, ownership, management and control of the ...

margin call

Banking; Investment banking

Demand for additional funds to increase the value of the cover for loans collateralized by securities or for financial futures whose prices have fallen below a predetermined level. See also margin ...

over-the-counter trading

Banking; Investment banking

Abbr.: OTC. Also: off-exchange trading. Securities trading outside the regular exchange. Also includes telephone trading in unlisted securities. See also post-market trading.

risk diversification

Banking; Investment banking

Also referred to as risk spread, risk spreading. Diversifying capital investments or loans granted to third parties so as to achieve the greatest possible protection against risks of losses or ...

renewal coupon

Banking; Investment banking

Also: talon. Certificate attached to the coupon sheet of a share or bond and exchangeable for a new set of coupons.

pre-opening

Banking; Investment banking

On Swiss Exchange: period between the close of trading on a given trading day and the opening of trading on the following trading day. During this period, orders may be entered into the order book ...