investment banking describes the activities of a firm conducted when serving as an intermediary between an issuer of securities and the investing public.
most of these activities are related to what is called “underwriting” whereby an investment bank commits to buy the new issue shares of a company for resale to
the investing public. the majority of investment banks also maintain brokerage and trading operations for institutional and retail clients. as an investment bank,
a company can use one of several agreements when assisting a company going through the process of issuing shares to the public. investment banks will usually
most of these activities are related to what is called “underwriting” whereby an investment bank commits to buy the new issue shares of a company for resale to
the investing public. the majority of investment banks also maintain brokerage and trading operations for institutional and retail clients. as an investment bank,
a company can use one of several agreements when assisting a company going through the process of issuing shares to the public. investment banks will usually