another designation for bonds

Indication of the price as a percentage of the declared in the security nominal value. Common for debt securities. Contrary Unit Quotation

The rate of return of an investment. Investment funds: Change of share value in per cent in a period of time (distribution, balance of corporate tax taken into account). Only funds with similar assets and strategy of investment are comparable.

A performance Index takes into account (as opposed to a price index), the dividend payments of the companies contained in it and provides indications of the total return of a portfolio (eg ATX50 performance and DAX).

This refers to the review of the liquidity provider (= market maker) whether they fulfill their underwritten commitments.

Period from the date of issue of a security until the maturity (last trading day). The period in which the option is valid.

Bond with an infinite maturity

Rates in foreign exchange markets are usually quoted in 5 digits (e.g. EUR/USD 1.0125; USD/JPY 120.50). The first 3 digits are called big figure and the last 2 digits pips Professional FX-market participants usually quote just the pips of an FX-Rate, whereas the big figure is assumed to be known.

Placement of securities in the investment-seeking audience.

Plain Vanilla is often used in context with financial products that have no special configuration. Example: Plain vanilla options are called options (call or put) which have no additional properties. Contrary Exotic Options

another designation for straight bond

abbr. public limited company

The pool method is a calculation method in the value range of a bank. The customer interest of a particular contract is compared to the average customer interest rate for all liabilities (or assets) page.

another designation for portfolio

All investments in securities held by a customer, a company or a mutual fund.

The person who makes the decisions for the purchase and sale of securities for a portfolio on its own responsibility and in accordance with the agreed guidelines.

The specific involvement in the financial market, ie the rights and obligations of a market participant after a transaction. A position is created by an opening transaction and is terminated by a closing transaction again.

(normal yield curve steep yield curve) A yield curve in which long-term maturities have a higher interest rate than short-term maturities.

see over the counter market (OTC-market)

The PPI is a weighted average of selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services. PPIs measure price change from the perspective of the seller. This measure can be used for estimating the future inflation rate.