RATES
Payment Lag
The number of days between the end of an accrual/observation period and the cash payment date.
Market use
Used in many overnight-rate products.
What it means
The number of days between the end of an accrual/observation period and the cash payment date.
Example
A five-business-day payment lag means cash settles after the underlying accrual period ends.
How to interpret it
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