- Industry: Financial services
- Number of terms: 25840
- Number of blossaries: 0
- Company Profile:
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
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
Hedge fund strategy characterized by large commitments to one or two asset classes, depending on economic or market outlook.
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: commodity. Unprocessed commodity obtained from primary production.
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
Sworn or affirmed written statement to authenticate a claim, especially in securities trading, e.g. regarding the origin and ownership of securities. Statement issued by banks to non-resident holders of certain securities for the purpose of obtaining an exemption from Swiss tax on these securities, as they are already taxed in the holder's country of residence.
Industry:Banking
Price at which an option buyer can buy (call) or sell (put) the underlying securities, currencies, etc.
Industry:Banking
