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A mismatch in the timing at which interest-rate assets and liabilities are repriced.   
A mismatch in the timing at which interest rate assets and liabilities are repriced.   


A positive gap (assets repricing more quickly than liabilities) means an exposure to falling interest rates and vice versa.
A positive gap (assets repricing more quickly than liabilities) means an exposure to falling interest rates and vice versa.
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This structural interest gap is usually negative.
This structural interest gap is usually negative.


The negative interest gap results from shorter-term liabilities funding longer term liabilities.
The negative interest gap results from shorter-term liabilities funding longer term assets.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Assets]]
* [[Assets]]
* [[Behavioural gap]]
* [[Contractual gap]]
* [[Exposure]]
* [[Gap report]]
* [[Gap risk]]
* [[Interest]]
* [[Interest gap report]]
* [[Liabilities]]
* [[Liabilities]]
* [[Liquidity gap]]
* [[Maturity ladder]]
* [[Repricing]]
* [[Risk management]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]

Latest revision as of 21:20, 4 December 2023

A mismatch in the timing at which interest rate assets and liabilities are repriced.

A positive gap (assets repricing more quickly than liabilities) means an exposure to falling interest rates and vice versa.


Banks and other financial institutions commonly have a 'structural' interest gap, resulting from the nature of their business and the structure of their balance sheets.


This structural interest gap is usually negative.

The negative interest gap results from shorter-term liabilities funding longer term assets.


See also