- Industria: Financial services
- Number of terms: 25840
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UBS AG, a financial services firm, provides wealth management, asset management, and investment banking services to private, corporate, and institutional clients worldwide.
Contractual relationship between two or more legal persons or corporate entities for the attainment of a common purpose (such as placing a bond issue) through common means. Governed in Switzerland by Articles 530-551 of the Swiss Federal Code of Obligations.
Industry:Banking
Fundamental figure describing the average percentage change in earnings per share.
Industry:Banking
Promissory note or bill of exchange issed to secure an obligation. Enables summary bill enforcement procedure in the case of non-performance by the debtor.
Industry:Banking
Also: limit option. Option that in contrast to normal calls and puts is subject to certain restrictions which create better premiums. If the underlying of a barrier option touches, exceeds or falls below a specific price or rate (barrier) during the term, the option is either activated or expires. See knock-in option, knock-out option.
Industry:Banking
Security with a short maturity. Classical money market instruments in Switzerland are domestic (Swiss) bills of exchange, Treasury bills and Treasury notes issued by the Confederation and so-called federal rescriptions. Of particular importance for short-term investments abroad are US money market instruments or paper, usually with terms of 3 to 6 months (Treasury bills, banker's acceptances, commercial paper, finance paper and certificates of deposit issued in New York, as well as London certificates of deposit).
Industry:Banking
Non-realized capital gains (or book losses) on securities. The difference between the current price and the original purchase price.
Industry:Banking
Also referred to as chart analysis. Analysis of historical price and volume data for a market as a basis for forecasting future price trends for a traded asset or commodity.
Industry:Banking
