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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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Investment banking

plain vanilla bond

Banking; Investment banking

Bond issued without conversion or warrant clauses but with a fixed term to maturity, fixed interest rate, regular interest payments on dates specified in advance and unconditional repayment of the ...

round lot

Banking; Investment banking

Standard unit of securities trading. See also odd lot.

trading market

Banking; Investment banking

A market that is driven by short-term trading considerations and chart analysis.

bill renewal

Banking; Investment banking

Prolonging the validity of a bill by postponing the expiry date.

corporation

Banking; Investment banking

Synonym for joint stock company.

lending limit

Banking; Investment banking

The maximum value of a particular object which may serve as collateral for a loan or mortgage (sometimes expressed as a percentage).

exchange of data carriers

Banking; Investment banking

Processing of payment transactions via data carriers or file transfer.

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