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Spread Change

Measures widening or tightening in basis points.

Formula

ΔSpread = Spread_t - Spread_0

Variables: Current spread; prior spread

What it means

Measures widening or tightening in basis points.

Example

A move from 120 bp to 145 bp is a 25 bp widening.

How to interpret it

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