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71Fixed-For-Floating Swap — An advantageous arrangement between two parties (counterparties), in which one party pays a fixed rate, while the other pays a floating rate. To understand how each party would benefit from this type of arrangement, consider a situation where… …
72interest rate swap — An agreement under which two parties agree to exchange or swap a series of payments corresponding to each other s interest payment obligations. See also swap. + interest rate swap USA A type of over the counter derivative (OTC derivative) under… …
73Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipt - LIFER — A floating rate debt security traded among qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) and originated by German financial firm Deutsche Bank. The receipts pay a yield equal to a fixed base interest rate minus the floating rate of a benchmark (such as… …
74Reference 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… …
75Interest Rate Swap — An agreement between two parties (known as counterparties) where one stream of future interest payments is exchanged for another based on a specified principal amount. Interest rate swaps often exchange a fixed payment for a floating payment that …
76interest rate — n. The percentage used to calculate interest due on a loan. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. interest rate …
77interest rate swap — A financial instrument representing a transaction in which two parties agree to swap or exchange net cash flows, on agreed upon dates, for an agreed upon period of time, for interest on an agreed upon principal amount. The agreed upon principal… …
78fixed rate — A traditional approach to determining the finance charge payable on an extension of credit. A predetermined and certain rate of interest is applied to the principal. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * fixed rate fixed rate ➔ rate1 * * * fixed… …
79Adjustable-Rate Mortgage - ARM — A type of mortgage in which the interest rate paid on the outstanding balance varies according to a specific benchmark. The initial interest rate is normally fixed for a period of time after which it is reset periodically, often every month. The… …
80fixed-rate — UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE an interest rate on a loan that is fixed when the loan is taken out and that does not change: »a buy to let loan at a fixed rate of 4% → Compare FLOATING RATE(Cf. ↑floating rate), VARIABLE RATE(Cf. ↑ …
