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An agreement whereby the seller of the floor agrees to compensate the buyer if interest rates fall below an agreed rate on a series of pre-agreed dates.
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An option which pays out to the holder if the reference interest rate falls below the strike rate on the maturity date, or on a series of pre-agreed dates.
 
The effect of hedging interest income with a floor is to establish a minimum level for the hedged interest income achieved.
 
 
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The hedged interest income profile achieved by the use of an option in combination with an underlying interest income exposure.
 
 


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Floor]]
* [[Floor]]
* [[Interest rate]]
* [[Interest rate]]
* [[Interest rate cap]]
* [[Interest rate collar]]
* [[Interest rate guarantee]]


[[Category:Manage_risks]]

Latest revision as of 08:57, 1 August 2015

1.

An option which pays out to the holder if the reference interest rate falls below the strike rate on the maturity date, or on a series of pre-agreed dates.

The effect of hedging interest income with a floor is to establish a minimum level for the hedged interest income achieved.


2.

The hedged interest income profile achieved by the use of an option in combination with an underlying interest income exposure.


See also