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Floored Swap

An interest rate swap in which a floor is placed under the floating rate leg to a predetermined level. The...

Fear Gauge

A market tool that measures investors' feelings about stock option risk levels in a particular stock index (the S&P 100)....

Volatility Regime

The band or range in which volatility changes upwardly and downwardly, but not exceeding its upper and lower boundaries. In simple terms,...

Back-End Set Swap

An interest rate swap in which the floating rate is set in arrears. This means, the floating rate is determined based on the value...

Absolute Rate

The fixed rate in an interest rate swap expressed as a percentage rate instead of a premium or a discount to a specified reference rate. The...

Accreting Cap

An interest rate cap in which the successive caplets cover increasing notional principal amounts. In other words, the notional principal...

Abandonment

An action that is taken by an investor or trader whereby he/ she chooses not to exercise or offset a long...