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A widely recognised and quoted interest rate - such as the Fed funds rate, the prime rate, or LIBOR - by reference to which a rate of interest is calculated.
A reference rate is a widely recognised and quoted interest rate - such as the Fed funds rate, the prime rate, or LIBOR - by reference to which a rate of interest is calculated.


For example, in the rate ‘LIBOR plus 50 basis points’, LIBOR is the reference rate.
For example, in the rate ‘LIBOR plus 50 basis points’, LIBOR is the reference rate.
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Revision as of 19:47, 17 February 2019

A reference rate is a widely recognised and quoted interest rate - such as the Fed funds rate, the prime rate, or LIBOR - by reference to which a rate of interest is calculated.

For example, in the rate ‘LIBOR plus 50 basis points’, LIBOR is the reference rate.


See also