discount instrument
1Pure Discount Instrument — A type of security that pays no income until maturity; upon expiration, the holder receives the face value of the instrument. The instrument is originally sold for less than its face value (at a discount). Pure discount instruments can take the… …
2discount — dis·count 1 / dis ˌkau̇nt/ n: a reduction made from the gross amount or value of something: as a: a reduction made from a regular or list price or a proportionate deduction from a debt account usu. made for prompt payment or for payment in cash b …
3discount rate — The interest rate charged on loans by the Federal Reserve Bank. Chicago Board of Trade glossary The interest rate charged by the Federal Reserve to its member banks (banks which belong to the Federal Reserve System) for funds they borrow. This… …
4discount — a deduction made from the normal cost or purchase price. Glossary of Business Terms 1) Quality differences between those standards set for some futures contracts and the quality of the delivered goods. If inferior goods are tendered for delivery …
5discount — In a general sense, an allowance or deduction made from a gross sum on any account whatever. In a more limited and technical sense, the taking of interest in advance. A deduction from an original price or debt, allowed for paying promptly or in… …
6discount — In a general sense, an allowance or deduction made from a gross sum on any account whatever. In a more limited and technical sense, the taking of interest in advance. A deduction from an original price or debt, allowed for paying promptly or in… …
7Discount window — The discount window is an instrument of monetary policy (usually controlled by central banks) that allows eligible institutions to borrow money from the central bank, usually on a short term basis, to meet temporary shortages of liquidity caused… …
8Discount rate — Taux d escompte NB : À ne pas confondre avec taux d actualisation. Le taux d escompte est un taux d intérêt utilisé sur le marché monétaire, pour les prêts à très court terme (quelques jours). Le terme escompte caractérise la particularité… …
9discount rate — noun a) An interest rate that a central bank charges depository institutions that borrow reserves from it. b) The interest rate used to discount future cashflows of a financial instrument; the annual interest rate used to decrease the amounts of… …
10deep discount — A large discount for a financial instrument. The condition that exists when a financial instrument is trading at a market price that is well below its par value. May also be used to refer to those securities selling at prices well below par.… …