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.

Industry: Banking

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blocked period

Banking; Investment banking

Banking: period during which certain securities are not placed freely at the owner's disposal (e.g. securities or employee shares deposited as collateral).

naked position

Banking; Investment banking

Long or short position which is not hedged by a corresponding opposite position. See also long position, short position.

interest rate arbitrage

Banking; Investment banking

Exploiting arbitrage opportunities offered by differences in interest rates.

fixed assets

Banking; Investment banking

Assets acquired by a company that are not intended for immediate consumption, e.g. land, machinery, tools, equipment, furniture, etc. Also includes certain immaterial values (patents, licenses, ...

book building

Banking; Investment banking

Also: book building procedure. Procedure in an initial public offering or issue of other securities in which the price expectations of large institutional investors are taken into account before the ...

deregulation

Banking; Investment banking

Dismantling or abolition of state intervention in economic matters with the purpose of reducing the influence of the state in the economy, abolishing bureaucratic obstacles and legal regulations.

short selling

Banking; Investment banking

Stock market term for selling a security one does not own in the hope of purchasing it later at a lower price to cover the sale and thereby making a profit. Until the purchase to close the ...