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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percentile

Banking; Investment banking

The value of a variable below which a certain percentage of observations fall.

samurai bond

Banking; Investment banking

Yen-denominated bond issued by non-Japanese borrowers on the primary market in Japan and which are almost exclusively traded over-the-counter on the international secondary market.

tier 2

Banking; Investment banking

Supplementary capital that forms part of bank's equity. The tier 2 capital comprises hybrid trading instruments, hidden reserves in the value adjustments and provisions position, fluctuation reserves ...

trade bill

Banking; Investment banking

Bill of exchange with a commodity transaction as the underlying. See also finance bill.

market value

Banking; Investment banking

(1) Synonym for market price. (2) Also: market price. The price that can be obtained (usually with reference to real estate) on the open market under ordinary circumstances. In the case of real ...

bank deposit

Banking; Investment banking

Deposit with a bank.

chart

Banking; Investment banking

Graph showing the price movements of shares or other securities. Charts are used by stock market analysts to predict stock price movements over the short and medium term, taking into account trading ...