Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• BASE CURRENCY - Applies mainly to international equities. Currency in which gains or losses from operat...
  
  
• BASE INTEREST RATE - Related: Benchmark interest rate.
  
  
• BASE LINE - One of a set of imaginary lines running east and west used by surveyors for reference in lo...
  
  
• BASE MARKET VALUE - The average market price of a group of securities at a specific time. Used for the ...
  
  
• BASE METAL - Copper, aluminum, lead, nickel, and tin.
  
  
• BASE PERIOD - A particular period of time used for comparative purposes when measuring economic data.
  
  
• BASE POINT (OR BASIS POINT) - One one-hundreth of one percent ( 1/100 % or 0.01 percent). Thus 25 basis...
  
  
• BASE PRICE - The cost of a car without options. This price includes standard equipment and the manufact...
  
  
• BASE PRINCIPAL BALANCE - The original mortgage amount adjusted for subsequent fundings and principal pa...
  
  
• BASE PROBABILITY OF LOSS - The probability of not achieving a portfolio expected return. Related: Value...