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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full convertibilty

Banking; Investment banking

Full convertibility means a currency can be exchanged into other currencies with virtually no restrictions. See also partial convertibility, convertibility.

settlement risk

Banking; Investment banking

Risk of a trade failing to settle due to error, default or weaknesses in the settlement system.

barrel

Banking; Investment banking

Measure unit for oil equivalent to 42 US gallons or around 159 litres. Production statistics are published in barrel units, and prices for almost all the commonly known crude oil types are set in ...

corner

Banking; Investment banking

Also: squeeze. Anglo-American term for the market situation in which short sales by bears vastly exceed the number of stocks freely available on the market and not in firm hands. This forces buyers ...

issuer

Banking; Investment banking

Also: borrower. Private sector corporation or public authority raising capital for its own use by issuing securities on the public market.

dividend coupon

Banking; Investment banking

Securitized claim to a share in the profit or dividend. Dividend coupons may be attached to regular shares, dividend-right certificates or participation certificates. Not customary in the United ...

purchasing power

Banking; Investment banking

The number of units of one or several types of goods that can be exchanged for one unit of money. In simpler terms, purchasing power is the ratio between money and goods, or how much money will buy ...