LIBOR Curve
Categories: Global, Credit and Debt,
A graphical representation of the market LIBOR rates for maturities typically under one year. LIBOR rates are not intended for long-term borrowing, so the LIBOR curve is most useful for setting short-term interest rates. Long-term rates are inferred from the rates of similar financial instruments. The LIBOR curve and the treasury yield curve are the two most commonly used proxies for the risk-free return of a bond. The LIBOR curve tends to be steeper and to start at a higher yield percentage than the treasury yield curve. also called interest rate swap curve, floating-rate curve.
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Structured Product
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financial institutions create investment products, known generically as structured products, that trade on a stock exchange and link the return on an investor's principal to the performance of an underlying security, such as a stock or basket of stocks or to a derivative, such as a stock index.For example, the return on debt securities known as structured notes is determined by the performance of a stock index such as the Standard & Poor's 500 (s&p 500) rather than the market interest rate. The objective is to provide the potential for higher returns than are available through a conventional investment.Each product has a distinctive name, often expressed as an acronym, and its terms and conditions vary somewhat from those offered by its competitors. For example, in some cases the principal is protected and in others it isn't. But some features are characteristic of these complex investments - their value always involves an underlying financial instrument and they require investors to commit a minimum investment amount for a specific term, such as three years.
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