金融术语：ba（banker's acceptance），是什么意思啊

银行承兑汇票
银行承兑汇票bank's acceptance bill（ba）是商业汇票的一种。是由在承兑银行开立存款账户的存款人出票，向开户银行申请并经银行审查同意承兑的，保证在指定日期无条件支付确定的金额给收款人或持票人的**。对出票人签发的商业汇票进行承兑是银行基于对出票人资信的认可而给予的信用支持。a banker's acceptance,or ba,** a negotiable instrument or time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank.before acceptance,the draft ** not an obligation of the bank;it ** merely an order by the drawer to the bank to pay a specified sum of money on a specified date to a named person or to the bearer of the draft.upon acceptance,which occurs when an authorized bank accepts and signs it,the draft becomes a primary and unconditional liability of the bank.if the bank ** well known and enjoys a good reputation,the accepted draft may be readily sold in an active market.a banker's acceptance ** also a money market instrument – a short-term d**count instrument that usually ar**es in the course of international trade.
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