reference rate

  • 1Reference rate — A reference rate is a rate that determines pay offs in a financial contract and that is outside the control of the parties to the contract. It is often some form of LIBOR rate, but it can take many forms, such as a consumer price index, a house… …

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  • 2Reference Rate — An interest rate benchmark upon which a floating rate security or interest rate swap is based. The reference rate will be a moving index such as LIBOR, the prime rate or the rate on benchmark U.S. Treasuries. Depending on the security or… …

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  • 3reference rate — An interest rate used as an index rate. For example, if a loan pays interest at a rate of 50 basis points above the 6 month LIBOR, the reference rate is the 6 month LIBOR. American Banker Glossary A benchmark interest rate (such as LIBOR) used to …

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  • 4reference rate — 1) An interest rate relative to which financial markets price their products, for example the London Inter Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR). 2) An interest rate relative to which a bank prices its products, sometimes referred to as its base rate …

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  • 5reference rate — 1) An interest rate relative to which financial markets price their products, for example the London Inter Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR). 2) An interest rate relative to which a bank prices its products, sometimes referred to as its base rate …

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  • 6Reference rate — A benchmark interest rate (such as LIBOR), used to specify conditions of an interest rate swap or an interest rate agreement. The New York Times Financial Glossary …

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  • 7Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) Bank-Bill Reference Rate (BBSW) — The bank bill interest rate is the wholesale interbank rate within Australia and is published by the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA). It is the borrowing rate among the country s top market makers, and is widely used as the… …

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  • 8Reference ranges for blood tests — Reference ranges edit in: blood urine CSF feces Reference ranges for blood tests are sets of values used by a health professional to interpret a set of …

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  • 9Reference range — Reference ranges edit in: blood urine CSF feces In health related fields, a reference range or reference interval usually describes the variations of a measurement or value in healthy i …

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  • 10Reference class forecasting — predicts the outcome of a planned action based on actual outcomes in a reference class of similar actions to that being forecast. The theories behind reference class forecasting were developed by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. They helped… …

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