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Floating
Definition: Term used to denote one side of an interest rate swap - the payments made on this side will vary over the life of the swap depending on some pre-defined market index such as Libor.
Definition: Term used to denote one side of an interest rate swap - the payments made on this side will vary over the life of the swap depending on some pre-defined market index such as Libor.
Floating Debt
Definition: Short-term debt that is renewed and refinanced constantly to fund capital needs of a firm or institution.
Definition: Short-term debt that is renewed and refinanced constantly to fund capital needs of a firm or institution.
Floating Exchange Rate
Definition: A country's decision to allow its currency value to change freely. The currency is not constrained by central bank intervention and does not have to maintain its relationship with another currency in a narrow band. The currency value is determined by trading in the foreign exchange market.
Definition: A country's decision to allow its currency value to change freely. The currency is not constrained by central bank intervention and does not have to maintain its relationship with another currency in a narrow band. The currency value is determined by trading in the foreign exchange market.
Floating Exchange Rate System
Definition: Purchase or sale of the currencies of other nations by a central bank for the purpose of influencing foreign exchange rates or maintaining orderly foreign exchange markets. Also called foreign-exchange market intervention.
Definition: Purchase or sale of the currencies of other nations by a central bank for the purpose of influencing foreign exchange rates or maintaining orderly foreign exchange markets. Also called foreign-exchange market intervention.
Floating Lien
Definition: General attachment against a company's assets or against a particular class of assets.
Definition: General attachment against a company's assets or against a particular class of assets.
Floating Rate
Definition: Interest rate that is reset periodically, usually every couple of months or sometimes daily.
Definition: Interest rate that is reset periodically, usually every couple of months or sometimes daily.
Floating Securities
Definition: Securities bought in a broker's name and resold quickly to attain a profit in a short amount of time.
Definition: Securities bought in a broker's name and resold quickly to attain a profit in a short amount of time.
Floating Supply
Definition: The aggregate of securities believed to be available for immediate purchase, that is, in the hands of dealers and investors wanting to sell.
Definition: The aggregate of securities believed to be available for immediate purchase, that is, in the hands of dealers and investors wanting to sell.
Floating-rate Contract
Definition: An guaranteed investment instrument whose interest payment is tied to some variable (floating) interest rate benchmark, such as a specific-maturity Treasury yield.
Definition: An guaranteed investment instrument whose interest payment is tied to some variable (floating) interest rate benchmark, such as a specific-maturity Treasury yield.
Floating-rate Note (FRN)
Definition: Note whose interest payment varies with short-term interest rates.
Definition: Note whose interest payment varies with short-term interest rates.
Floating-rate Payer
Definition: In an interest rate swap, the counterparty who pays a rate based on a reference rate, usually in exchange for a fixed-rate payment.
Definition: In an interest rate swap, the counterparty who pays a rate based on a reference rate, usually in exchange for a fixed-rate payment.
Floating-rate Preferred
Definition: Preferred stock paying dividends that vary with short-term interest rates.
Definition: Preferred stock paying dividends that vary with short-term interest rates.
Floor
Definition: The area of a stock exchange where active trading occurs. Also the price at which a stop order is activated (when the price drops low enough to activate such an order). In context of interest rates, a level which an interest rate or currency is structured not to go below.
Definition: The area of a stock exchange where active trading occurs. Also the price at which a stop order is activated (when the price drops low enough to activate such an order). In context of interest rates, a level which an interest rate or currency is structured not to go below.
Floor Broker
Definition: Member of an exchange who is an employee of a member firm and executes orders, as agent, on the floorexchange for clients.
Definition: Member of an exchange who is an employee of a member firm and executes orders, as agent, on the floorexchange for clients.
Floor Official
Definition: An employee of a stock exchange who settles disputes related to the auction process on the floor of the stock exchange.
Definition: An employee of a stock exchange who settles disputes related to the auction process on the floor of the stock exchange.
Floor Picture
Definition: Details of the trading crowd for a stock, such as the major players, their sizes, and the outside market +/- an eighth.
Definition: Details of the trading crowd for a stock, such as the major players, their sizes, and the outside market +/- an eighth.
Floor Planning
Definition: Arrangement used to finance inventory. A finance company buys the inventory, which is then held in trust for the user.
Definition: Arrangement used to finance inventory. A finance company buys the inventory, which is then held in trust for the user.
Floor Ticket
Definition: Summary of a stock or commodities exchange order ticket by the registered representative on receipt of a buy or sell order from a client; gives the floor broker the information needed to execute a securities transaction.
Definition: Summary of a stock or commodities exchange order ticket by the registered representative on receipt of a buy or sell order from a client; gives the floor broker the information needed to execute a securities transaction.
Floor Trader
Definition: A stock exchange member who generally trades only for his own account or for an account controlled by him, or who has such a trade made for him. Also referred to as a "local."
Definition: A stock exchange member who generally trades only for his own account or for an account controlled by him, or who has such a trade made for him. Also referred to as a "local."
Floorless Convertible
Definition: Used by companies that are in such bad shape, that there is no other way to get financing. This instrument is similar to a convertible bond, but convertible at a discount to the share price at issuance and for a fixed dollar amount rather than a specific number of shares. The further the stock falls, the more shares you get. Popular in the mid to late 1990s. Also known as toxic convertibles or death spiral convertibles.
Definition: Used by companies that are in such bad shape, that there is no other way to get financing. This instrument is similar to a convertible bond, but convertible at a discount to the share price at issuance and for a fixed dollar amount rather than a specific number of shares. The further the stock falls, the more shares you get. Popular in the mid to late 1990s. Also known as toxic convertibles or death spiral convertibles.
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