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Basis point

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000683

A common unit of measure in finance, equal to one one-hundredth of a percentage point (0.01%). It is used to denote changes in interest rates, bond yields, or other financial percentages. For example, a change of 50 basis points is equivalent to a 0.50% change.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000683
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000683",
  "term": "Basis point",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A common unit of measure in finance, equal to one one-hundredth of a percentage point (0.01%). It is used to denote changes in interest rates, bond yields, or other financial percentages. For example, a change of 50 basis points is equivalent to a 0.50% change.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/basis-point/"
}

Record 482 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.