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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risk-free return

Banking; Investment banking

Return on an investment in first-class money market paper, which due to its short term to maturity is subject to virtually no price fluctuations and is therefore regarded as being risk-free, e.g. ...

swap

Banking; Investment banking

In general: financial term for a combined or simultaneous buying and selling operation. (1) Swaps between central banks: transactions that are frequently carried out in connection with the IMF or ...

virt-x

Banking; Investment banking

Pan-European blue chip exchange, set up by the London stock exchange «Tradepoint» and Swiss Exchange SWX and based in London. virt-x is the first pan-European blue chip platform, on which all ...

hedging

Banking; Investment banking

Strategy used to protect a position or an entire portfolio against losses.

cheque made out to cash

Banking; Investment banking

Cheque used by the drawer to withdraw cash from his account.

conditional prepayment rate

Banking; Investment banking

Abbr.: CPR. Method of expressing the prepayment rate for a mortgage pool that assumes that a constant fraction of the remaining principal is prepaid each month or year.