swap spread

swap spread definition - finance
A measure of the risk premium for an interest rate swap. The swap spread is calculated as the difference between the swap agreementÂ’s fixed interest rate and the yield earned on a Treasury bond with the same maturity.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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