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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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Exercise price
Banking; Investment banking
Price at which an option buyer can buy (call) or sell (put) the underlying securities, currencies, etc.
Retail clients
Banking; Investment banking
Private clients. Those bank clients who do not qualify for professional or eligible counterparty status. Private clients, or retail clients as they are named under MiFID, are generally considered to ...
Outperform
Banking; Investment banking
Rating of a stock relative to the relevant sector. Over a specific investment horizon, the stock's performance is expected to be at least 10% above that of the benchmark.
Marketperform
Banking; Investment banking
Rating of a stock relative to the relevant sector. Over a specific investment horizon, the stock's performance is not expected to be more than 10% above or below that of the benchmark.
Solvency ratios
Banking; Investment banking
Ratio in percent of available capital to required capital (for insurance companies)
Defeased security
Banking; Investment banking
Securities that have been secured by another asset, such as cash or a cash equivalent, by the debt-issuing firm. Firms that have created defeased securities, which are typically bonds, will have ...
