yield spread analysis

yield spread analysis definition - finance
An analysis that compares the liquidity, creditworthiness, and maturity of a fixed-income security to a benchmark, which is typically U.S. Treasury securities. The difference in the yield between the two is expressed as a yield spread.

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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