Tag: rates
Macroeconomics
DefinitionMacroeconomics is a branch of economics dealing with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole. This includes regional, national,...
Pass-Through Rate
What is the 'Pass-Through Rate' The pass-through rate is the rate on a securitized asset pool -- such as a mortgage-backed security...
Parity Bond
What is 'Parity Bond' Two or more bond issues with equal rights to one another. In other words, a parity bond is...
Quantitative Easing 2 (QE2)
What is 'Quantitative Easing 2 – QE2' The second round of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy used to stimulate the U.S. economy...
Qualified Dividend
DefinitionQualified dividends, as defined by the United States Internal Revenue Code, are ordinary dividends that meet specific criteria to be taxed at the lower...
Quanto Swap
What is 'Quanto Swap' A swap with varying combinations of interest rate, currency and equity swap features, where payments are based on...
Quality Spread Differential (QSD)
What is 'Quality Spread Differential - QSD'
The term 'quality spread differential', or QSD, refers to the difference between the price of a low-quality commodity...
Vasicek Interest Rate Model
What is 'Vasicek Interest Rate Model' A method of modeling interest rate movement that describes the movement of an interest rate as...
Variable Rate Mortgage
DefinitionA variable-rate mortgage, adjustable-rate mortgage, or tracker mortgage is a mortgage loan with the interest rate on the note periodically adjusted based on an...
Quantitative Easing
DefinitionQuantitative easing, also known as large-scale asset purchases, is an expansionary monetary policy whereby a central bank buys predetermined amounts of government bonds or...