Glossary Economics & Finance

The role of this glossary is to present brief definitions of most of the key concepts in economics and finance (in total 1064 names-definitions) as well as security markets (financial, capital, money) with aim the reader to be able to understand and become familiar with the terminology in the analyses that will present in the category economics.

Additionally, we hope that the reader by acquiring intimacy with the economic terminology, he will also love the science/art of economics, giving to it a significant part of his personal time.  

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Glossary Economics & Finance

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There are currently 5 names in this directory beginning with the letter Y.
Yield curve
in graphic context, is a plot of the yields on default-free government bonds with different terms to maturity.

Yield on a discount basis or discount yield
is named the measure of interest rates by which dealers in T-bill markets quote the interest rate on US Treasury bills.

Yield spread
is named a visual representation of the term structure of interest rates.

Yield structure
is named the set of yields-to-maturity across bonds differing in terms of several characteristics. These characteristics include the term-to-maturity, the coupon rate, the call provisions, the tax status, the marketability and the likelihood of default.

Yield-to-maturity
is named the interest rate that equalizes the present value of payments received from a credit market instrument with its value today.

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