basis point

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One hundredth of one percent
hundredth of a percent - measure of interest rates
In finance, a basis point is one hundredth of a per cent. One one-hundredth of a percent, used in measuring yield differences among bonds

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plural form of basis point
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Refers to yield on bonds Each percentage point of yield in bonds equals 100 basis points If a bond yield changes from 7 25% to 7 39%, that's a rise of 14 basis points Basis Price - A method of pricing municipal bonds, Treasury-bills, and certain other debt instruments as an expression of yield to maturity rather than price
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The designation for a fraction of a percentage in interest rate quotes One percentage point equals 100 basis points
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One basis point equals 0 01%,one hundred basis points equal 1 0% Bond - A security for payment of an obligation In mortgage lending, bonds are backed by mortgage loans that are pooled together and the resultant bond can be sold in the secondary market Back to Top
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One-100th of 1 percent Used primarily to describe changes in yield or price on debt instruments including mortgages and mortgage-backed securities
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Basis points refer to 1/100 of one percent in interest rates If interest rates increase 50 basis points they go up 0 5 percent
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A term used in relationship to interest rates One basis point is equal to one 100th of one percent The difference between 7% and 7 5% is 50 basis points
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One one-hundredth of one percent (1/100th of 1% = 0001 = 1 basis point) Commonly used in the calculation of fees, trail commissionsand yields
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A measure for small differences in yields - 100 basis points equal 1%
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A "basis point" is 1/100 th of a percentage point With regard to merchant processing, there are 50 basis points separating the Qualified and Mid-Qualified discount rates and 140 basis points separating the Qualified and Non-Qualified discount rates Example: a merchant with a Qualified Discount Rate of 2 35% would have Mid-Qualified and Non-Qualified Discount Rates of 2 85% and 3 75% respectively Top of page
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One one-hundredth of one percent One hundred basis points equal one percent
basis points
Refers to yield on bonds Each percentage point of yield in bonds equals 100 basis points If a bond yield changes from 7 25 % to 7 39 %, that's a rise of 14 basis points
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Definition of Basis Points: A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point Used in the context of interest rates (Econterms) Terms related to Basis Points: None About Com Resources on Basis Points: None Writing a Term Paper? Here are a few starting points for research on Basis Points: Books on Basis Points: None Journal Articles on Basis Points: None
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The measure of yields on bonds and notes; one basis point equals 0 01% of yield
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Used to describe mortgage yield, one basis point equals one 100th of 1% or 0 01% A mortgage yield increase from 9 50% to 9 75% is an increase of 25 basis points
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One-hundredth of one percent Basis points are commonly used to calculate fees on certain loan changes or transactions
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25 basis points = 0 25%, 100 basis points = 1% (in relation to interest rates)   Unnecessary jargon used by financial bureaucrats, economists and all who sup with them   (added November 2002)
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1/100th of 1 percent If an interest rate changes 50 basis points, for example, it has moved 1/2 of 1 percent
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Units of measure Each percentage point equals 100 basis points For example, a quarter of a percentage point equals 25 basis points
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There are 100 basis points in one percent; thus, 50 basis points equal one-half percent
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One basis point = 0 01% For example, the difference in yield between Bond A at 6 50% and Bond B at 6 25% is 0 25%, or 25 basis points
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Used to describe mortgage yield, one basis point equals one 100th of 1% or 0 01% A mortgage yield increase from 9 50 to 9 75% is an increase of 25 basis points
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A relationship between a bond's price and a yield subdivided into hundredths One hundred basis points equals 1 percent interest yield
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Basis points are used to express the difference between two percentage amounts One hundred basis points equates to one percent
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These refer to the yield on bonds, with each percentage point of the yield in the bond equaling 100 basis points Thus if a bonds price rises from 6 25% to 6 49%, this represents a rise of 24 basis points
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Used for the purpose of calculating fractions of interest percentages 100 basis points equals 1 percentage point of interest
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