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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Compliance

Banking; Investment banking

Set of voluntary, banking supervisory and legally prescribed measures designed to ensure that the business activities of financial institutions and the personal transactions undertaken by their ...

Licence fee (GB); licence fee (US)

Banking; Investment banking

Payment made by licensees to the holder of a patent on a licenced invention or process. See also royalty.

Option price

Banking; Investment banking

The price quoted on an options exchange to buy or sell an option. See also option transaction.

Strip

Banking; Investment banking

(1) Option strategy comprising two puts and one call on the same underlying with the same strike price and expiry date. See also strap. (2) Stripped US Treasury zero bond created by separating the ...

Trade

Banking; Investment banking

Any stock market order concluded. On the Swiss Exchange a trade is a securities transaction effected between members either on-exchange or over-the-counter.

Abandon

Banking; Investment banking

To withdraw from a premium deal. See also premium.

Banking operations

Banking; Investment banking

Legal transactions carried out by the bank when executing its specific functions. Banking operations can be categorised according to different criteria, e.g. in terms of returns as in ...