day count convention
day count convention noun: a convention on how interest accrues over time for a variety of investments, including bonds, notes, loans, medium-term notes, swaps, and FRAs. It determines the number of days between two coupon payments.
Noun
day count convention (plural day count conventions)
- A convention on how interest accrues over time for a variety of investments, including bonds, notes, loans, medium-term notes, swaps, and FRAs. It determines the number of days between two coupon payments.
Forms of day count convention
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Questions about day count convention
- What does day count convention mean?
- Day count convention means a convention on how interest accrues over time for a variety of investments, including bonds, notes, loans, medium-term notes, swaps, and FRAs. It determines the number of days between two coupon payments.
- What part of speech is day count convention?
- Day count convention is a noun.
- What is the plural of day count convention?
- The plural of day count convention is day count conventions.
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