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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Forward transaction

Banking; Investment banking

Transaction (purchase or sale), whereby the contractual obligations (e.g. delivery of and payment for currency, goods or securities) are not performed immediately but instead at a later date and at a ...

Exchange rate parity

Banking; Investment banking

The officially fixed ratio of the value of one currency against another, i.e. the equivalence between the market or declared values of two different currencies. Dollar parity, for example, is the ...

Spread

Banking; Investment banking

(1) Options trading: simultaneous purchase and sale of options of the same class with different strike prices and/or different maturities. (2) Difference between bid and ask price. (3) Difference ...

Strike price

Banking; Investment banking

Price at which the underlying instrument is bought or delivered when an option is exercised. See also basis price.

Call loan

Banking; Investment banking

Loan (usually granted to a broker, dealer or investment banker) which may be recalled by the lender or repaid by the borrower at any time without notice.

Securities trader

Banking; Investment banking

Also: dealer. Person or company commercially engaged in buying and selling securities on the exchange. For tax purposes, the issuers of securities are also classified as traders. See also broker.

Salary account

Banking; Investment banking

Current account for persons regularly receiving a wage/salary or retirement benefit. Salary accounts carry higher interest rates than regular current accounts.