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1. | 1. ''Two-way price quotations''. | ||
''Two-way price quotations''. | |||
Bid-offer spread. | Bid-offer spread. | ||
2. | 2. ''Borrowing and investment''. | ||
''Borrowing and investment''. | |||
The differential between the yields on two fixed-income securities, usually expressed in basis points. | The differential between the yields on two fixed-income securities, usually expressed in basis points. | ||
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3. | 3. ''Statistics''. | ||
''Statistics''. | |||
In statistics, spread is the extent to which data are clustered centrally, or more widely dispersed. | In statistics, spread is the extent to which data are clustered centrally, or more widely dispersed. | ||
Revision as of 19:26, 17 February 2019
1. Two-way price quotations.
Bid-offer spread.
2. Borrowing and investment.
The differential between the yields on two fixed-income securities, usually expressed in basis points.
Usually, it is the difference between the yield on a fixed-income corporate security, and a comparable risk-free investment, such as a gilt.
3. Statistics.
In statistics, spread is the extent to which data are clustered centrally, or more widely dispersed.
Measured for example by Standard deviation, Variance or Mean deviation.
