Morgan Stanley is an investment bank, retail broker, and credit card provider headquartered in New York City. Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm that, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides its products and services to customers, including corporations, governments, financial institutions and individuals. The Company operates in four business segments: Institutional Securities, Global Wealth Management Group, Asset Management and Discover.
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm, offering a wide variety of products and services. A partial list of these products and services includes:
Investment banking services such as advising, securities underwriting
Institutional sales and trading, including both equity and fixed income investments
Research services
Individual investor services such as credit (see also: Discover Card), private wealth management, and financial and estate planning
Traditional investments such as mutual funds , unit investment trusts and separately managed accounts
Alternative investments such as hedge funds, managed futures, and real estate
