Basiswert

German

Etymology

Basis (“basis/base”) +‎ Wert (“value/asset”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbaːzɪsˌveːɐ̯t]
  • Hyphenation: Ba‧sis‧wert

Noun

Basiswert m (strong, genitive Basiswerts, plural Basiswerte)

  1. (finance) underlying asset, underlying (the financial instrument, such as a stock, bond, or currency, on which a derivative's price is based)
    Bei einem Kreditausfallswap ist die Staatsanleihe der typische Basiswert.
    In a credit default swap, the government bond is the typical underlying asset.

Declension

Declension of Basiswert [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Basiswert die Basiswerte
genitive eines des Basiswerts der Basiswerte
dative einem dem Basiswert den Basiswerten
accusative einen den Basiswert die Basiswerte

Coordinate terms

  • Ausfallereignis (the specific occurrence that triggers a payment under a credit derivative)
  • Emittent (the entity, such as a corporation or government, that issues and sells securities)
  • Gläubiger (the party to whom a debt is owed by the debtor)
  • Kreditausfallswap (a financial derivative used to hedge credit risk or speculate on default)
  • Referenzschuldner (the legal entity whose credit risk is transferred in a credit derivative contract)
  • Sicherungsgeber (the party providing credit protection in a swap agreement; the seller)
  • Sicherungsnehmer (the party buying credit protection in a swap agreement; the buyer)
  • Basispreis (strike price of an option)
  • Basispunkt (one hundredth of one percent (0.01%))
  • Marktwert (current market value of an asset)

References

  • “Basiswert” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Basiswert” in Duden online
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