RATES
Yield Spread in Basis Points
Yield and credit-spread differences are commonly communicated in basis points.
Market use
This avoids ambiguity around small percentage-point changes.
What it means
Yield and credit-spread differences are commonly communicated in basis points.
Example
A spread of 1.35 percentage points is 135 bp.
How to interpret it
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