flat yield curve
1Flat Yield Curve — A yield curve in which there is little difference between short term and long term rates for bonds of the same credit quality. This type of yield curve is often seen during transitions between normal and inverted curves. When short and long term… …
2flat yield curve — See yield curve slope. American Banker Glossary …
3flat-yield curve — See yield curve slope. American Banker Glossary …
4Yield curve — This article is about yield curves as used in finance. For the term s use in physics, see Yield curve (physics). Not to be confused with Yield curve spread – see Z spread. The US dollar yield curve as of February 9, 2005. The curve has a typical… …
5yield curve — A chart in which the yield level is plot on the vertical axis and the term to maturity of debt instruments of similar creditworthiness is plotted n the horizontal axis. The yield curve is positive when long term rates are higher than short term… …
6Yield curve spread — on a simple mortgage backed security (MBS) is the flat spread over the treasury yield curve required in discounting a pre determined coupon schedule to arrive at its present market price.That is, the MBS yield curve spread is based on a… …
7yield curve slope — Yield curves also describe the amount of difference between short term and long term rates. A yield curve that depicts the customary situation of long term rates higher than short term rates is called an upward sloping or positively sloped yield… …
8Yield Curve — A line that plots the interest rates, at a set point in time, of bonds having equal credit quality, but differing maturity dates. The most frequently reported yield curve compares the three month, two year, five year and 30 year U.S. Treasury… …
9Yield curve — The graphical depiction of the relationship between the yield on bonds of the same credit quality but different maturities. Related: Term structure of interest rates. Harvey (1991) finds that the inversions of the yield curve (short term rates… …
10Current yield — The current yield, interest yield, income yield, flat yield or running yield is a financial term used in reference to bonds and other fixed interest securities such as gilts. It is the ratio of the annual interest payment and the bond s current… …
