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Bank discount basis

A convention used for quoting bids and offers for Treasury bills in terms of annualized yield, based on a 360-day year.



Bank discount basis

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Stepped discount mortgage

Stepped discount mortgage

Where the discount is, for example, fixed at one level for one year and then a slightly lesser level for two further years. Remember it is the percentage discount that is stepped and not the monetary amount, so your repayment can still vary.


Forward discount

Forward discount

Opposite of forward premium.


Discount

Discount

The difference between the net asset value (NAV) per share of an investment trust and the share price, expressed as a percentage of the net asset value per share.e.g. if the NAV is £3.00, and the share price of the trust is £2.70, the trust is trading at a 10% discount to its NAV.When the share price is above the net asset value, it is said to be trading at a premium.


Discount rate

Discount rate

1. The rate, per year, at which future values are diminished to make them comparable to values in the present. Can be either subjective (reflecting personal time preference) or objective (a market interest rate). 2. The interest rate that the Fed charges commercial banks for very short-term loans of reserves. One of the tools of monetary policy.


Deep discount bond

Deep discount bond

A bond issued with a very low coupon or no coupon that sell at a price far below par value. A bond that has no coupon is called a zero-coupon bond.


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