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BasisThe difference between the price of a futures contract and the spot or cash price. The item being traded may be a commodity or a financial instrument.Similar MatchesPay as you go basisPay as you go basisA system of tax payment by which an employer deducts a proportion of an employees salary for onward remittance to the Inland Revenue Service. Cost basisCost basisThe original price of an asset, used to determine capital gains. Flow through basisFlow through basisAn account for an investment credit to show all income statement benefits of the credit in the year of acquisition, rather than spreading them over the life of the asset. Basis pointBasis pointUsually one hundredth of a percentage point used in quoting movements in interest rates of yields on securities. Annual basisAnnual basisThe technique in statistics of taking a figure covering a period of less than one year and extrapolating it to cover a full one year period. The process is known as annualizing. Further SuggestionsAgency basisbooking the basis Fixed price basis Cash basis Basis price Bank discount basis After tax basis Basis point cost basis Basis point Formula basis Bond equivalent basis Price value of a basis point (PVBP) sort the basis Accrual basis Adjusted basis Discounted basis |
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