Point
One percent or 1%.
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Basis Point
One one-hundredth of one percent (.01%). Example: 0.04% is four Basis Points, so 5.49% is four Basis Points more than 5.45%.
Preparing Bonds
Learn about over various terms and concepts that may arise while preparing a bond issue.
See Also
Interest Rate
The rate expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of a bond used to determine the amount of interest to be paid by the issuer or the borrower.
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Extraordinary Measures
Changes to the operations and accounting of funds under the supervision of the U.S. Department of Treasury that allow the federal government to continue paying bills and most operations after the U.S. has reached or neared its debt limit.