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101Discount rate — The interest rate that the Federal Reserve charges a bank to borrow funds when a bank is temporarily short of funds. Collateral is necessary to borrow, and such borrowing is quite limited because the Fed views it as a privilege to be used to meet …
102Discount rate — Taux d escompte NB : À ne pas confondre avec taux d actualisation. Le taux d escompte est un taux d intérêt utilisé sur le marché monétaire, pour les prêts à très court terme (quelques jours). Le terme escompte caractérise la particularité… …
103Discount window — Facility provided by the Fed enabling member banks to borrow reserves against collateral in the form of governments or other acceptable paper. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * discount window ˈdiscount ˌwindow noun [countable] BANKING… …
104discount window — Facility provided by the Fed enabling member banks to borrow reserves against collateral in the form of government securities or other acceptable paper. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * discount window ˈdiscount ˌwindow noun [countable]… …
105discount store — ▪ merchandising in merchandising, a retail store that sells products at prices lower than those asked by traditional retail outlets. Some discount stores are similar to department stores in that they offer a wide assortment of goods; indeed …
106Discount Note — A short term debt obligation issued at a discount to par. Discount notes are similar to zero coupon bonds and Treasury bills and are typically issued by government sponsored agencies or highly rated corporate borrowers. Discount notes do not make …
107Discount Margin - DM — The return earned in addition to the index underlying the floating rate security. The size of the discount margin depends on the price of the floating rate security. There are three basic situations: 1. If the price of a floater is equal to par,… …
108Discount Rate — 1. The interest rate that an eligible depository institution is charged to borrow short term funds directly from a Federal Reserve Bank. Different types of loans are available from Federal Reserve Banks and each corresponding type of credit has… …
109discount securities — (1) Securities that do not pay periodic interest. Investors earn the difference between the discount issue price and the full face value paid at maturity. Treasury bills, banker s acceptances, and zero coupon bonds are discount securities. Most… …
110discount yield — The yield or annual interest rate on a security sold to an investor at a discount. A bond that is sold at $4875 that matures to $5000 has a discount of $125. To calculate the discount yield: ( discount divided by the face value of the security)… …
