current market rate
41mark to market — A method of accounting. Marking to market means that the company s balance sheet shows loans and debt instruments at their fair value, which may be higher or lower than cost. Any profits or losses due to any change in value will go to the profit… …
42mark-to-market — A method of accounting. Marking to market means that the company s balance sheet shows loans and debt instruments at their fair value, which may be higher or lower than cost. Any profits or losses due to any change in value will go to the profit… …
43Constant Default Rate - CDR — An annualized rate of default on a group of mortgages, typically within a collateralized product such as a mortgage backed security (MBS). The constant default rate represents the percentage of outstanding principal balances in the pool that are… …
44Commitment rate — Commitment rates are the rates at which mortgage loans can be sold to another entity, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac or other lenders. The Fannie Mae Commitment Rate is the rate that Fannie requires for a par priced loan. From the commitment… …
45Interest Rate Differential - IRD — A differential measuring the gap in interest rates between two similar interest bearing assets. Traders in the foreign exchange market use interest rate differentials (IRD) when pricing forward exchange rates. Based on the interest rate parity, a …
46Short rate model — In the context of interest rate derivatives, a short rate model is a mathematical model that describes the future evolution of interest rates by describing the future evolution of the short rate.The short rateThe short rate, usually written r t… …
47Discount rate — The interest rate that the Federal Reserve charges a bank to borrow funds when a bank is temporarily short of funds. Collateral is necessary to borrow, and such borrowing is quite limited because the Fed views it as a privilege to be used to meet …
48variable interest rate — Interest rate that is set according to fluctuation in the prime rate; it is a floating rate + variable interest rate A flexible rate of interest which increases or decreases according to current market rates …
49Variable Rate Demand Bond — A bond with floating coupon payments that are adjusted at specific intervals. The bond is payable to the bondholder upon demand following an interest rate change. Generally, the current money market rate is what is used to set the interest rate,… …
50Auction Market Preferred Stock - AMPS — A type of dutch auction that involves a process used to reset the interest payments, or dividends, that are paid on preferred stock or mutual fund shares. The auction usually takes place through an intermediary, and will reset the dividend paid… …
