Glossary

Updated 1 April 2019

This glossary offers definitions of technical terms commonly used in the BIS Quarterly Review.

The glossary is also available as a PDF file in ChineseFrench, German, Italian and Spanish. Last update in April 2019.

equity swap

Contract between two parties to exchange sequences of payments during a specified period, where at least one sequence is tied to an equity price or an equity index.

Updated: 11 Dec 2016
equity swap

Contract between two parties to exchange sequences of payments during a specified period, where at least one sequence is tied to an equity price or an equity index.

Updated: 11 Dec 2016