Basis Point
One one-hundredth of one percent (.01%).
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Point
One percent or 1%. A Bond that is discounted two Points is quoted at 98% of its Par (Principal amount) value. Because the dollar prices of municipal Bonds are quoted as a percentage of $1,000, a Point is worth $10 regardless of the actual Denomination of a particular Bond. For example, a bond discounted 2 Points, or $20, is quoted at “98” (98% of its Par Value), or $980 per $1,000.
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Standby Bond Purchase Agreement
An agreement, usually between an issuer (or borrower), a trustee, and a commercial bank, used to guarantee repurchase of bonds that are subject to short call provisions if such bonds are tendered for purchase by the bondholders and not simultaneously remarketed to and purchased by new bondholders.