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Investment Banking – Meaning, Functions and More

Razorpay

Investment banking is a branch of banking that organizes and enables large, complex financial transactions for businesses, like mergers, IPOs or underwriting. Investment Banking Services Initial Public Offering (IPO) When a privately-owned business wants to become a publicly traded company, it goes through an IPO , or Initial Public Offering.

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Aquis’ diversification strategy a significant factor in strong H1 results

The TRADE

Read more: Aquis Exchange acquires minority stake in US block trading start-up OptimX Markets Aquis markets currently holds a 5.1% Notably, last week Aquis Exchange relaxed its ban on proprietary or non-client firms on its UK and EU trading platforms, set to allow access for more aggressive proprietary trading firms.

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How do Banks Make Money? Explanation, Examples

Peak Frameworks

Trading and Proprietary Trading Many large banks are involved in trading activities. This can be trading on behalf of their clients (like when you buy a stock through a bank's brokerage service) or proprietary trading where banks invest their own money.

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