fixed interest rate note
1Interest rate swap — An interest rate swap is a derivative in which one party exchanges a stream of interest payments for another party s stream of cash flows. Interest rate swaps can be used by hedgers to manage their fixed or floating assets and liabilities. They… …
2fixed rate note — A security on which interest is calculated at a fixed rate. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …
3Interest rate derivative — An interest rate derivative is a derivative where the underlying asset is the right to pay or receive a (usually notional) amount of money at a given interest rate.The interest rate derivatives market is the largest derivatives market in the… …
4Interest rate — Finance Financial markets Bond market …
5Inverse floating rate note — An inverse floating rate note, or simply an inverse floater, is a type of bond or other type of debt instrument used in finance whose coupon rate has an inverse relationship to short term interest rates (or its reference rate). With an inverse… …
6Floating rate note — Floating rate notes (FRNs) are bonds that have a variable coupon, equal to a money market reference rate, like LIBOR or federal funds rate, plus a spread. The spread is a rate that remains constant. Almost all FRNs have quarterly coupons, i.e.… …
7Risk-free interest rate — The risk free interest rate is the interest rate that it is assumed can be obtained by investing in financial instruments with no default risk. However, the financial instrument can carry other types of risk, e.g. market risk (the risk of changes …
8Locked-In Interest Rate — Referring to a loan where the borrower and lender agree on a constant rate for a specified period. The lending institution promises to charge this locked in rate as a legal commitment. Sometimes there are certain qualifications or exceptions… …
9Floating-Rate Note - FRN — A note with a variable interest rate. The adjustments to the interest rate are usually made every six months and are tied to a certain money market index. Also known as a floater . These protect investors against a rise in interest rates (which… …
10variable-rate note — VRN A bond, usually with a fixed maturity, in which the interest coupon is adjusted at regular intervals to reflect the prevailing market rate (usually a margin over the London Inter Bank Offered Rate). A VRN differs from a floating rate note in… …
