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steepeners

steepeners is the plural of steepener.

Meaning of steepener

Noun

steepener (plural steepeners)

  1. A trade whose terms are based on the assumption that the rate of return will increase.
    • Steepeners are one example where cashflows are computed as difference between two swap rates, e.g. the 10 years and the 5 years. As the name of instrument suggests, this gives a view on the steepness of the swap curve.2009, Giovanni Cesari, John Aquilina, Niels Charpillon, Modelling, Pricing, and Hedging Counterparty Credit Exposure, page 155

Questions about steepeners

What is steepeners the plural of?
Steepeners is the plural of steepener.

Words near steepeners in the dictionary

  1. steepable
  2. steeped
  3. steepen
  4. steepened
  5. steepener
  6. steepeners
  7. steepening
  8. steepenings
  9. steepens
  10. steeper
  11. steepers

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