One hundred basis points make up a percentage point, so an interest rate cut of 25 basis points might take the rate, for example, from 3% to 2.75%.

In the bond market, the smallest measure used for quoting yields is a basis point. Each percentage point of yield in bonds equals 100 basis points. Basis points also are used for interest rates. An in [..]

Basis point is the smallest measure used in quoting yields on bonds or treasury bills.

A basis point is one-hundredth of 1 percentage point. If your credit card rate goes from 16.49 to 16.99 percent, it has risen 50 basis points.

One one-hundredth of a percent, or 0.01%.

1/100 of one percent (0.01%). It is the unit of measurement used to describe fees or spreads in most loan transactions.

One hundredth of one percent. A merchant’s discount rate will usually be quoted in this format, as a percentage or a fraction. Also see discount rate.

One gradation on a 100-point scale representing 1%; used especially in expressing variations in the yields of bonds. Fixed income yields vary often and slightly within one percent and the basis point [..]

A basis point is one hundredth of a percentage point, or 0.01 percent, the standard market measure for interest rates and bond yields.

Yields on bonds, notes, and other fixed-income investments fluctuate regularly, typically changing only a few hundredths of a percentage point. These small variations are measured in basis points, or gradations of 0.01%, or one-hundredth of a percent, with 100 basis points equaling 1%. For example, when the yield on a bond changes from 6.72% to 6.6 [..]

01 or 1/100 of 1 percent of yield. Smallest measure used in quoting yields on bonds or notes. For example, if a yield increases from 3.00 percent to 3.01 percent, the difference is referred to as a on [..]

A basis point is a unit of measure used in describing interest rates. One basis point is equivalent to 1/100th of a percent, or 0.01%. For example, if the prime rate increases by 50 basis points, it m [..]

One one-hundredth of a percentage point. Small changes in interest rates are commonly measured in basis points.

One hundredth (1/100) of a percentage point. In other words, one percentage point is equal to 100 basis points. The difference between an interest rate of 6.5% and 6.75% is 25 basis points.

One one-hundredth (.01) of a percentage point. For example, eight percent is equal to 800 basis points.

Definition One hundredth of a percentage point (0.01%). Basis points are often used to measure changes in or differences between yields on fixed income securities, since these often change by very sma [..]

Equal to 1/100 of one percent.

A basis point is one hundredth of one percent (ie 0.01%). For example, 0.30% is often described as 30 basis points.

One hundredth of one percentage point. If an interest rate increases by 2.0%, this equates to 200 basis points.

1/100 of 1 percent.

A unit of measure: 1/100th of one percent. For example, the difference between a 9.0 percent loan and a 9.5 percent loan is 50 basis points.

One one-hundredth of a percent (.0001). Discount rates are expressed as basis points.

A unit equal to 1/100th of 1% and used to denote the change in a financial instrument. The basis point is commonly used for calculating changes in interest rates, equity indexes and the yield of a fixed-income security. The relationship between percentage changes and basis points can be summarized as follows: 1% change equals 100 basis points, and [..]

One-hundredth (.01) of a full index point or percentage.

Smallest measure used in quoting yields on bonds and notes. One basis point is 0.01% of yield. For example, a bond’s yield that changed from 6.52% to 7.19% would be said to have moved 67 basis points.

One hundred basis points equal one percent. One basis point is 0.01% BENEFICIAL OWNER:

The measurement of a change in the yield of a debt security. One basis point equals 1/100 of one percent.

1/100th of 1 percent.

One-hundredth of one percentage point (1bp equals 0.01%). One basis point is the smallest measure used to quote yields on bills, notes, and bonds.

Measures the variation in yields, which often fluctuate in very small increments. One basis point is equal to .01%; therefore, 100 basis points are equal to 1%. For example, a yield that has increased [..]

Basis point is a way of expressing variations in bond yields. One basis point is 0.01 percentage point. Basis points also are used for interest rates

 A unit of measure defined as one-hundredth of one per cent.

A basis point is one hundredth of one percent, that is 0.01%.

1/100th of 1% (0.01%), typically stated as a number of basis points over an index rate.

Term used with bonds. The least possible measure used for making yield quotes. 100 basis points equal one percentage point of bond yield. These points also are used to refer to rates of interest.

A unit of measurement equal to 1/100th of a percent. For example, 25 basis points = .25%.

A basis point is one-hundredth of one percent, or 0.0001.

One hundredth of 1 per cent: 100 basis points equals 1 per cent.

One hundredth of one percentage point (0.01%). 100 basis points = 1%.

A unit of measurement equal to 1/100th of a percent. For example, 125 basis points = 1.25%

The smallest measure used in quoting yields and interest rates. One basis point equals .01%, so a 100 basis point move in a U.S. Treasury bond yield is 1%.

A basis point is 1/100th of 1 percent. The basis point is often used in reference to interest rates. If the Fed decreases the prime rate from 7.50 percent to 7.25 percent, the rate is said to have gon [..]

is one hundredth of one percent.

is the smallest measure used in quoting yields on fixed income products. Basis points also pertain to interest rates. One basis point is equal to one one-hundredth of one percentage point (0.01%). The [..]

Basis Point is One hundredth of a percentage point (0.01%). It is used especially in expressing variations in the yields of bonds. Fixed income yields vary often and slightly within one percent and th [..]

(point de base). One one-hundredth of a percentage point. If the bank rate decreased from 5.45% to 5.35%, it went down 10 basis points.

One hundredth of one percent, or 0.01%.

A shorthand financial reference to one-hundredth of one percent (.01 percent) used in connection with yield and interest rates.

A basis point is 1/100th of 1 per cent or 0.01 per cent, so 100 basis points (bps) is equal to 1 percentage point. The term is used in money and securities markets to define differences in interest or [..]

Measures the variation in yields, which often fluctuate in very small increments. One basis point is equal to .01%; therefore, 100 basis points are equal to 1%. For example, a yield that has increased from 5.46% to 5.58% has increased 12 basis points.

Measures the variation in yields, which often fluctuate in very small increments. One basis point is equal to .01%; therefore, 100 basis points are equal to 1%. For example, a yield that has increased [..]

1/100 of a percent. Basis points are used as a unit of measurement in contexts where percentage differences of less than 1 percent are discussed. This is commonly used when referring to interest rates [..]

One-hundredth of one percent, or 0.0001.

A term indicating one hundredth of one percentage point (.01%). 100 basis points = 1%. Typically used in expressing rate or yield differentials.

A measurement of variation in financial instruments, equal to .01%. For example, a yield that has increased from 8.97% to 9% has increased by 3 basis points.

One hundred basis points equal one percentage point.

One one-hundredth (.01) of a percentage point. For example, eight percent would be equal to 800 basis points. Yield differences are often quoted in basis points (bps).

One hundredth of 1% in the yield of an investment, or .01%.

One basis point equals 1/100th of a percentage point. Therefore, if the Bank of Canada raises its key lending rate from 5 per cent to 5.25 per cent, it is said to have raised the rate by 25 basis points.

0.01 percent of the yield of a mortgage, bond or note. The smallest measure used.

A measurement of fluctuation. One basis point is equal to 0.01%. One hundred basis points are equal to 1%.

1/100th of 1% in yield; hence 50 basis points is 1/2 of 1%.

A basis point equals one-hundreth of a percentage point, shown as 0.01 percent. The decimal equivalent is 0.0001. If a mortgage-backed security yields 2% more than a comparable Treasury security, the spread is 200 basis points.

0.01 percent of the yield of a mortgage, bond or note. The smallest measure used.

One hundredth of a per cent (0.01 per cent). 100 basis points is 1 per cent. Used in quoting movements in interest rates or yields on securities.

  -  One basis point equals 0.01%, with each full percentage point equaling 100 basis points. Beta

A unit that is equal to 1/100th of 1%, and is commonly used for calculating changes in interest rates, equity indexes and the yield of a fixed-income security. The relationship between percentage chan [..]

One basis point is one hundredth of one percent, or 0.01%.    Basis risk

One one-hundredth of a percentage point (0.01 percentage point). For example, if the target for the overnight interest rate is raised from 2.75 % to 3.00 %, it has been increased by 25 basis points.

A unit commonly used to calculate the change in interest rate s of loans, equity indexes and the yield of a fixed-income security. 100 basis points = 1%. For example, if an interest rate is reduced by 50 basis points it means an effective reduction of 0.5% .

One hundredth of 1%. A measure normally used in the statement of interest rate e.g., a change from 5.75% to 5.81% is a change of 6 basis points. Bear Markets: Unfavorable markets associated with falli [..]

A level on a scale of 100 points used to express variations in bond yields. For example, if the yield on a bond changes from 10.0 percent to 10.33 percent it is said that it rose by 33 basis points.

One hundredth of a percentage point; 1bp = 0.01% = 0.0001. A basis point is a common unit of measurement in FX rates and interest rates. Often referred to simply a point.

One one-hundredth of a percentage point. A unit commonly used to express differences in or changes in interest rates.

A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point. For example, a fee calculated as 50 basis points of a loan amount of $100,000 would be 0.50% or $500. A basis point is commonly used for calculating cha [..]

Equivalent to .01 percent, or one hundredth of one percent, and is used as a measurement of fee rates. Rate changes are often expressed in basis points instead of hundredth percents, e.g., a fee rate [..]

One-hundredth of a percentage point. Used in the context of interest rates.

0.01 percent of the yield of a mortgage, bond or note. The smallest measure used.

The smallest measure used in quoting yields or returns. One basis point is 0.01% of yield, 100 basis points equals 1%. A yield that changed from 8.75% to 9.50% increased by 75 basis points.

A basis point is equal to one hundredth of one percent. In other words, 100 basis points equals one percent.

One-hundredth of one percentage point (used chiefly in expressing differences of interest rates), or 0.01%.

an incremental change in interest rates of 0.01%

(finance) One hundredth of one percentage point

One one-hundredth of one percent. Used to describe the amount of change in yield in money debt instruments, including mortgages.

In the bond market, the smallest measure used for quoting yields is a basis point. Each percentage point of yield in bonds equals 100 basis points. Basis points also are used for interest rates. An in [..]

This is regarded as the smallest change in interest rates. 1 basis point is equal to 0.01%, (one, one hundredth of a percent).

A basis point (often abbreviated as bp, often pronounced as "bip" or "beep") is (a difference of) one hundredth of a percent or equivalently one percent of one percent or one ten thousandth. A very ra [..]