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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liquidity statement

Banking; Investment banking

Statement showing the relationship between the disposable means and the easily marketable assets on the one hand and the short-term liabilities on the other. Regulated in Switzerland by Article 4 of ...

option class

Banking; Investment banking

A group of options that share the same underlying.

revolving credit

Banking; Investment banking

A credit line which can be utilized, repaid and utilized again during the agreed term. Examples: revolving discount credit, revolving collateral loan.

strap

Banking; Investment banking

Option strategy comprising two calls and one put on the same underlying with the same strike price and expiry date. See also strip.

debt-to-equity ratio

Banking; Investment banking

Financial statistic comprising the ratio of a company's debt to its equity.

payment order

Banking; Investment banking

(1) An order to a bank from a customer instructing it to make a payment in favour of a third party. (2) Authorization to transfer money, securities or other fungibles for the account of the ...

banking secrecy

Banking; Investment banking

An obligation on the part of banks and their employees to keep customer data confidential. In Switzerland, the violation of banking secrecy is a public offence under Article 47 of the Banking Law. ...