A financial security whose coupon rate is not fixed over its life. The coupon payments reset periodically according to a specific reference rate. The coupon rate at a reset date is given by the following formula:
Coupon rate = reference rate + quoted margin
For example, if the reference rate is the one-month LIBOR, and the quoted margin is 150 basis points, then the coupon rate would be:
Coupon rate = 1-month LIBOR + 150 basis points
Suppose the 1-month LIBOR rate on the coupon reset date is 4.7%, the coupon rate is reset for a respective period at 4.7%+ 1.5% = 6.2%.
