Institutional customers is a term used in the
financial services industry to differentiate retail customers and corporate customers from other financial institutions such as
bank
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
Because ...
s,
insurance companies
Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge ...
, and
investment management companies.
In several jurisdictions, financial institutions may be able to enter transactions under a more lax regulatory environment than the other customer categories.
Financial services
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