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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SWIFT

Banking; Investment banking

Abbreviation for Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. Domiciled in Brussels, the company operates a computer-guided communications system to rationalize international payment ...

provisions

Banking; Investment banking

Liability items in the balance sheet charged to the profit and loss account to cover future liabilities or anticipated losses. Frequently listed under other liabilities in the balance sheet. ...

futures transaction

Banking; Investment banking

The buying and selling of commodities, foreign exchange or securities under contracts providing for the delivery of specific amounts, at a particular price and at some specified future date. ...

currency unit

Banking; Investment banking

The monetary unit of a country (e.g. the Swiss franc) or of an international monetary system (e.g. the euro).

exercise

Banking; Investment banking

The action taken by the holder of an option contract to exercise his right to buy or sell one or more underlyings at the terms specified in the option contract.

call money

Banking; Investment banking

Also: overnight money, day-to-day money. Funds lent by the banks to one another at interest in large, round amounts which the lending bank can call for repayment on a daily basis and which can be ...

securities clearing system

Banking; Investment banking

A system used to settle accounts between securities traders (banks, brokers, etc.). All claims are set off against one another in a clearing centre and only the differences settled, with no physical ...