Rho

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The change in an option’s premium for a change in interest rates.

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Reverse Repurchase Agreement

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Also known as a reverse and a reverse repo. The opposite of a repurchase agreement. The purchase of a security with the simultaneous agreement to sell it back at a specific later date and at a specific price.

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Reverse Dual Currency Note

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A dual currency note (DC) pays coupons in the investors’ domestic currency with the notional in the issuers’ domestic currency. A reverse dual currency note (RDC) is the reverse.

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Reset Dates

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The scheduled dates for the resets of the floating rate of interest on rate swaps.

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Reset

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An adjustment in a floating rate of interest that marks the rate to that prevailing in the market.

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Required Rate of Return

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Return required by investors to invest in a security that has a specific amount of risk. Also refers to the return required to meet a specific set of liabilities.

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Repurchase Agreement

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Also known as a repo and an RP. A method of borrowing that involves the sale of a security with the simultaneous agreement to buy it back at a specific later date and at a specific price. These agreements are widely used in the securities industry as a means of…

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Replacement Swap

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A swap that is entered to replace a swap that is terminated prematurely. This most often becomes necessary when a one of a pair of matched swaps is terminated early.

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Relative Value

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The measurement of the comparative attractiveness of a security with respect to the associated risks, the liquidity and the return on the security relative to another security.

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Relative Return Strategy

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The measurement of the comparative attractiveness of a security with respect to the associated risks, the liquidity and the return on the security relative to another security.

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Reinvestment Risk

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1) Risk that arises when the cash flows from assets precedes the cash requirements for meeting the liabilities of a portfolio. These early cash inflows need to be reinvested at the future dates, at rates largely unknown today. 2) The risk of reinvesting the incomes or other cash flows at…

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