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which is the subject of this?
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Investment banking means the underwriting of securities.
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That is, arranging for the issuance
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by corporations of stocks and bonds.
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The term bank is misleading because we often use it.
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A depository institution is an institution that accepts deposits
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and makes loans or invests the money from the deposits.
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Do you know what I mean by a deposit?
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If you go to a savings bank, or a savings and loan,
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or a commercial bank and you say,
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I want to open up a checking account-- that's a deposit;
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or, I want to open up a saving account-- that's a deposit.