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Break Forward Contract

A forward contract at a forward rate that allows the holder to break or unwind the contract with an opposite…

Boosted Forward

A forward contract which allows the holder, virtually for no premium, to have a better forward rate than the pre-agreed…

Instantaneous Forward Rate

A forward rate which applies for a very short period of time in the future (e.g., one day, a few...

Forward Spread

The difference between two forward rates or two forward prices. This spread can be used to calculate the payoff and...

Short-Dated Swap

A swap whose tenor is less than two years. That implies that the fixed and floating rates have a maturity...

Spot Price

The price at which a commodity or a financial instrument (a derivative) for immediate delivery is selling at a specific...

Convexity Adjustment

One of three types of adjustments that should be made to the forward value of the underlying variable in a...

Forward Rate Agreement

FRA, for short, is an over-the-counter (OTC) agreement to apply a certain interest rate to either lending or borrowing a...

Forward Rate Bias

The empirical tendency of higher interest rate currencies' return to outperform the return of lower rate currencies. This can be...

Forward Rate Bracket

An alternative term for a range forward contract. By definition, it is a variation on a regular forward contract which...