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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.
 




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* [[Floor]]
* [[Floor]]
* [[Interest rate]]
* [[Interest rate]]
* [[Interest rate cap]]
* [[Interest rate collar]]
* [[Interest rate guarantee]]


[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]

Latest revision as of 08:57, 1 August 2015

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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