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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index hedging

Banking; Investment banking

Strategy of hedging a share portfolio with put options on a share index, e.g. SMI. See also hedging.

price/earnings ratio

Banking; Investment banking

Abbr. P/E or PER. Relationship (ratio) of the share price to the net profit of a company. It is calculated by dividing the market price of the shares by the earnings per share. The price/earnings ...

bond floor

Banking; Investment banking

Price at which a convertible bond would have to sell as a conventional bond relative to yields of other bonds of similar maturity, size and quality.

reflation

Banking; Investment banking

Intentional reversal of deflation through aggressive monetary policy easing.

large cap

Banking; Investment banking

Also known as blue chip. Share of widely known companies with large stock market capitalizations and which are heavily traded on the stock markets.

upgrade

Banking; Investment banking

Positive change in ratings for a security. An example is an analyst's upgrading of a stock such as from "sell" to "buy".

admission board

Banking; Investment banking

Commission of the Swiss Exchange which decides independently on the admission of securities to the Swiss Exchange and defines the attendant reporting obligations of the listed companies.