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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safekeeping account

Banking; Investment banking

(1) Also: custody account. Total of all securities and valuables deposited with a bank. See also sealed safekeeping account, open safekeeping account, numbered safekeeping account. (2) Also: ...

financial engineering

Banking; Investment banking

Also: structured finance. A field of corporate finance, financial engineering refers to the application of various mathematical, statistical and computational techniques to solve practical problems ...

gearing

Banking; Investment banking

UK synonym for leverage. Indicates how much more an options investment can earn than an equity investment with the same initial capital outlay. The higher the gearing, the more volatile the option.

stagging (GB); flipping (US)

Banking; Investment banking

Applying to several banks at once for newly issued shares or bonds in strong demand in the hope of securing a sizeable allotment. A stag is a speculator engaging in this practice.