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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- basis point
1, record 1, English, basis%20point
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One one-hundredth of a percent; used to express differences in yields on bonds. 2, record 1, English, - basis%20point
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... differences in bond yields, with one basis point representing one-hundredth of a percentage point. Thus, if Bond X yields 11.50% and Bond Y 11.75% the difference is 25 basis points. 3, record 1, English, - basis%20point
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
100-basis-point decline, 100-basis-point decrease. 4, record 1, English, - basis%20point
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- point de base
1, record 1, French, point%20de%20base
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- point 2, record 1, French, point
correct, masculine noun
- centième de pour cent 3, record 1, French, centi%C3%A8me%20de%20pour%20cent
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chaque unité correspondant à un centième de un pour cent, utilisée par exemple pour exprimer les variations dans les taux d'intérêt ou de rendement. 2, record 1, French, - point%20de%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] Un point de base représente un centième de un pour cent. Ainsi, si l'obligation X a un rendement de 11,50 % et l'obligation Y de 11,75 %, la différence est de 25 points de base. 3, record 1, French, - point%20de%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
diminution de 100 points de base, baisse de 100 points de base. 4, record 1, French, - point%20de%20base
Record 1, Key term(s)
- centième de point de pourcentage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bolsa de valores
- Inversiones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- centésimo de punto porcentual
1, record 1, Spanish, cent%C3%A9simo%20de%20punto%20porcentual
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- centésimo de entero 2, record 1, Spanish, cent%C3%A9simo%20de%20entero
correct, masculine noun
- punto base 2, record 1, Spanish, punto%20base
correct, masculine noun
- punto básico 2, record 1, Spanish, punto%20b%C3%A1sico
correct, masculine noun
- centésimo 2, record 1, Spanish, cent%C3%A9simo
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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