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Prime Rate

The short-term interest rate that is charged by banks to their most creditworthy, financially sound customers, i.e. customers who have...

Risk-Free Rate

The interest rate that would exist on a riskless investment/ security, given that expected inflation is zero. Such a rate...

Annual Percentage Rate

The interest rate (charged for borrowing or made by investing) as calculated on an annualized basis including any respective fees...

APR

An abbreviation for annual percentage rate; it is the interest rate (charged for borrowing or made by investing) as calculated...

Discount Rate

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

Base Rate

The interest rate which is set and used by banks and financial institutions as a basis for determining their lending...

Legal Interest

The interest (interest rate) that represents the highest interest rate that a bank or financial institution can legally charge on...

Real Rate of Return

The growth rate of an investor's purchasing power. It the interest rate that takes into account the effect of inflation....

Volatility Note

An interest rate product which pays a coupon linked to the absolute volatility of an interest rate index over a...

Leveraged Inverse Floater

An inverse floater whose coupon moves inversely with respect to interest rates by more than one for one. The floater is equipped with a coupon leverage- i.e.,...