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Interest On Interest
Definition: Interest earned on reinvestment of each interest payment on money invested. See: compound interest.
Definition: Interest earned on reinvestment of each interest payment on money invested. See: compound interest.
Interest Payments
Definition: Contractual debt payments based on the coupon rate of interest and the principal amount.
Definition: Contractual debt payments based on the coupon rate of interest and the principal amount.
Interest Rate
Definition: The monthly effective interest rate. For example, the periodic rate on a credit card with an 18% annual percentage rate is 1.5% per month.
Definition: The monthly effective interest rate. For example, the periodic rate on a credit card with an 18% annual percentage rate is 1.5% per month.
Interest Rate Agreement
Definition: An agreement whereby one party, for an up-front premium, agrees to compensate the other at specific time periods if a designated interest rate (the reference rate) is different from a predetermined level (the strike rate).
Definition: An agreement whereby one party, for an up-front premium, agrees to compensate the other at specific time periods if a designated interest rate (the reference rate) is different from a predetermined level (the strike rate).
Interest Rate Cap
Definition: An interest rate agreement in which payments are made when the reference rate exceeds the strike rate. Also called an interest rate ceiling.
Definition: An interest rate agreement in which payments are made when the reference rate exceeds the strike rate. Also called an interest rate ceiling.
Interest Rate Floor
Definition: An interest rate agreement in which payments are made when the reference rate falls below the strike rate. Related: Interest rate cap.
Definition: An interest rate agreement in which payments are made when the reference rate falls below the strike rate. Related: Interest rate cap.
Interest Rate Futures
Definition: Futures contracts traded on fixed income securities such as US Treasury issues, or based on the levels of specified interest rates such as LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate). Currency is excluded from this category, even though interest rates are a factor in currency values.
Definition: Futures contracts traded on fixed income securities such as US Treasury issues, or based on the levels of specified interest rates such as LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate). Currency is excluded from this category, even though interest rates are a factor in currency values.
Interest Rate Futures Contract
Definition: A futures contract based on an interbank deposit rate or an underlying debt security. The value of the contract rises and falls inversely to changes in interest rates.
Definition: A futures contract based on an interbank deposit rate or an underlying debt security. The value of the contract rises and falls inversely to changes in interest rates.
Interest Rate Parity Line (IRP)
Definition: Diagonal line on a graph that characterizes interest rate parity.
Definition: Diagonal line on a graph that characterizes interest rate parity.
Interest Rate Parity Theorem
Definition: Expression that the interest rate differential between two countries is equal to the difference between the forward foreign exchange rate and the spot rate.
Definition: Expression that the interest rate differential between two countries is equal to the difference between the forward foreign exchange rate and the spot rate.
Interest Rate Risk
Definition: The chance that a security's value will change due to a change in interest rates. For example, a bond's price drops as interest rates rise. For a depository institution, also called funding risk: The risk that spread income will suffer because of a change in interest rates.
Definition: The chance that a security's value will change due to a change in interest rates. For example, a bond's price drops as interest rates rise. For a depository institution, also called funding risk: The risk that spread income will suffer because of a change in interest rates.
Interest Rate Swap
Definition: A binding agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic interest payments on some predetermined dollar principal, which is called the notional principal amount. For example, one party will pay fixed and receive variable.
Definition: A binding agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic interest payments on some predetermined dollar principal, which is called the notional principal amount. For example, one party will pay fixed and receive variable.
Interest Subsidy
Definition: The value of a firm's deduction of the interest payments on its debt from its earnings before calculation of its tax bill under current tax law.
Definition: The value of a firm's deduction of the interest payments on its debt from its earnings before calculation of its tax bill under current tax law.
Interest Tax Shield
Definition: The reduction in income taxes that results from the tax-deductibility of interest payments.
Definition: The reduction in income taxes that results from the tax-deductibility of interest payments.
Interest-only Loan
Definition: A loan in which payment of principal is deferred and interest payments are the only current obligation.
Definition: A loan in which payment of principal is deferred and interest payments are the only current obligation.
Interest-only Strip (IO)
Definition: A security based solely on the interest payments from a pool of mortgages, Treasury bonds, or other bonds. Once the principal on the mortgages or bonds has been repaid, interest payments stop, and the value of the IO falls to zero.
Definition: A security based solely on the interest payments from a pool of mortgages, Treasury bonds, or other bonds. Once the principal on the mortgages or bonds has been repaid, interest payments stop, and the value of the IO falls to zero.
Interest-sensitive Insurance Policy
Definition: A cash value life insurance policy whose insurance dividend rates vary with respect to inflation, enabling the policyholder to avoid the loss of purchasing power associated with inflation.
Definition: A cash value life insurance policy whose insurance dividend rates vary with respect to inflation, enabling the policyholder to avoid the loss of purchasing power associated with inflation.
Interest-sensitive Stock
Definition: Stocks whose earnings are dependent upon and change with the interest rate, e.g., bank stocks.
Definition: Stocks whose earnings are dependent upon and change with the interest rate, e.g., bank stocks.
Interfund Transactions
Definition: Financial arrangements effected by payments made from one fund group (either Federal funds or trust funds) to another group.
Definition: Financial arrangements effected by payments made from one fund group (either Federal funds or trust funds) to another group.
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