Emittent

German

Etymology

Latin ēmittēns (“sending out/forth”), present participle of ēmittō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [emiˈtɛnt]
  • Hyphenation: Emit‧tent

Noun

Emittent m (mixed, genitive Emittents, plural Emittenten)

  1. (finance) issuer (an entity, such as a corporation or government, that issues and sells securities to finance its operations)
    Wenn der Emittent einer Anleihe zahlungsunfähig wird, tritt ein Ausfallereignis ein.
    If the issuer of a bond becomes insolvent, a credit event occurs.

Declension

Declension of Emittent [masculine, mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Emittent die Emittenten
genitive eines des Emittents der Emittenten
dative einem dem Emittent den Emittenten
accusative einen den Emittent die Emittenten

Coordinate terms

  • Ausfallereignis (the specific occurrence that triggers a payment under a credit derivative)
  • Basiswert (the underlying financial instrument or debt on which a derivative is based)
  • Gläubiger (the party to whom a debt is owed by the debtor)
  • Kreditausfallswap (a financial derivative used to hedge credit risk or speculate on default)
  • Referenzschuldner (the legal entity whose credit risk is transferred in a credit derivative contract)
  • Sicherungsgeber (the party providing credit protection in a swap agreement; the seller)
  • Sicherungsnehmer (the party buying credit protection in a swap agreement; the buyer)
  • Emission (the act of issuing securities)
  • emittieren (to issue/release)
  • Emissionsprospekt (prospectus for a new security issue)

References

  • “Emittent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Emittent” in Duden online
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