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Trade Discount

A routine reduction (discount) from the regular price (list price) of a product or service that is extended a seller...

Forward Discount

The difference between the "expected" forward rate and the current spot rate. In other words, this situation arises from a...

Breakpoint Discount

A volume discount to the front-end sales load charged to investors who purchase mutual fund shares (often class A shares...

Discount Yield

The discount on a money market instrument (such as Treasury bills, commercial paper, banker's acceptances, etc) that is expressed as...

Underwriter Discount

The fee that an underwriter earns from underwriting a security (e.g., equity offering). The underwriter discount is the difference between...

Discount Swap

An interest rate swap (specifically, an off-market swap) in which payments are made upfront on a discounted basis. That means,...

Discount Margin

The flat yield spread that is required to reprice a floating rate security (floater, floating-rate bond, etc.) to par. It...

Below Par

Trading a debt security like a bond/ note at a price lower than its par value (face value). Face value/...

At-a-Discount

Trading a debt security like a bond/ note at a price lower than its par value (face value). Face value/...

Discount Rate

The interest rate which is charged to commercial banks and other depository institutions on short-term loans offered by the central...