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They are also called external bonds. [1] They are usually categorised according to the currency in which they are issued: eurodollar, euroyen, and so on. The name became somewhat misleading with the advent of the euro currency in 1999; eurobonds were created in the 1960s, before the euro existed, and thus the etymology is to "European bonds ...
TED is an acronym formed from T-Bill and ED, the ticker symbol for the Eurodollar futures contract. Initially, the TED spread was the difference between the interest rates for three-month U.S. Treasuries contracts and the three-month Eurodollars contract as represented by the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).
The Eurodollar futures contract was launched in 1981. It was the first cash-settled futures contract. [13] It traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. [14] Eurodollar futures were an instrument used to wager on Federal Reserve policy or to hedge the direction of short-term interest rates.
Eurodollar bond, a U.S. dollar-denominated bond issued by a non-U.S. entity outside the U.S [1]; Baklava bond, a bond denominated in Turkish Lira and issued by a domestic or foreign entity in the Turkish market [2]
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Darkening skies over Europe's economy, trade and politics sent the euro plummeting to its lowest in two years - just 3% from ...
A short-term interest rate (STIR) future is a futures contract that derives its value from the interest rate at maturation. Common short-term interest rate futures are Eurodollar, Euribor, Euroyen, Short Sterling and Euroswiss, which are calculated on LIBOR at settlement, with the exception of Euribor which is based on Euribor and Euroyen which is based on TIBOR.
The value of a paper savings bond can be checked by using the savings bond calculator on the TreasuryDirect website and entering this information found on bond: Issue date. Bond series.
The FDIC is an independent government agency charged with maintaining stability and public confidence in the U.S. financial system and providing insurance on consumer deposit accounts.