spread of interest rates
21Net Interest Income — The difference between the revenue that is generated from a bank s assets and the expenses associated with paying out its liabilities. A typical bank s assets consist of all forms of personal and commercial loans, mortgages and securities. The… …
22Initial Interest Rate — The interest rate that is initially assessed on an adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) and advertised in the origination process. The initial interest rate will be in force for a limited period of time, typically between 12 and 24 months. After this… …
23Intermarket Sector Spread — The difference in yields between two fixed income securities with the same maturity, but originating from different investment sectors. Intermarket sector spreads in the bond market, for example, often occur between corporate bonds and government …
24Net Interest Income — All firms can divide the balance sheet into assets and liabilities. For banks the assets are commercial and personal loans, mortgages, construction loans and securities. The liabilities are deposits from customers. The net interest income (NII)… …
25Quality Spread Differential — (QSD) arises during an interest rate swap in which two parties of different levels of creditworthiness experience different levels of interest rates of debt obligations. A positive QSD means that a swap is in the interest of both… …
26Floating Interest Rate — An interest rate that is allowed to move up and down with the rest of the market or along with an index. This contrasts with a fixed interest rate, in which the interest rate of a debt obligation stays constant for the duration of the agreement.… …
27Discount Spread — Currency forward points that are subtracted from the spot rate, to obtain a forward rate for a currency. In the currency markets, forward spreads or points are two way quotes, that is, they have a bid price and an offer price. In a discount… …
28Underwriting spread — The underwriting spread is the difference between the amount paid by the underwriting group in a new issue of securities and the price at which securities are offered for sale to the public. It is the underwriter s gross profit margin, usually… …
29Quality Spread Differential - QSD — In an interest rate swap, the difference between the interest rates of debt obligations offered by two parties of different creditworthiness that engage in the swap. A swap transaction is considered beneficial to both parties only when the QSD is …
30Intramarket sector spread — The spread between two issues of the same maturity within a market sector. For instance, the difference in interest rates offered for five year industrial corporate bonds and five year utility corporate bonds. The New York Times Financial… …
