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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Tenant's guarantee

Banking; Investment banking

Deposit paid as security for a tenant's liabilities. The maximum deposit under Swiss law is three months' rent. The tenant's guarantee is held in safekeeping in an interest-bearing bank account, the ...

Deposit business

Banking; Investment banking

Transactions under which the bank accepts borrowed funds and thereby assumes liabilities in respect of customers in the form of savings or investments. Also includes the issue of medium-term notes ...

Real asset clause

Banking; Investment banking

Clause linking the amount of a monetary payment to the value of a real asset or to changes in the price of real assets. Depending on the type of link, a distinction is for example drawn between a ...

Forward rate

Banking; Investment banking

The price paid for a future transaction or on the futures markets. Opposite: spot rate.

Currency zone

Banking; Investment banking

Also referred to as a currency area. Geographical area in which a currency is legal tender. A currency zone normally coincides with the national frontiers of a country because it is defined by the ...

Premium

Banking; Investment banking

(1) In stock exchange trading, the difference between the par value and the higher market value of a security expressed as a percentage of the par value. Similarly in forex trading, the difference ...

Averaging

Banking; Investment banking

Also: cost averaging. Strategy of investing fixed amounts in regular purchases of certain securities (equities, investment fund certificates), thereby achieving a lower average purchase price. ...