{"id":469,"date":"2022-09-30T10:16:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T10:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/?post_type=encyclopedia&p=469"},"modified":"2022-09-30T10:16:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T10:16:03","slug":"basis-point-bp","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/encyclopedia\/basis-point-bp\/","title":{"rendered":"Basis point (\u201cbp\u201d)"},"content":{"rendered":"
A basis point is a unit of measurement used in finance to describe the percentage change in the value of a financial instrument. One basis point is equal to 0.01% or 1\/100th of one percent.<\/span><\/p>\n For example, if the interest rate on a loan increases from 5% to 5.01%, that is a 1 basis point increase. If the interest rate decreases from 5% to 4.99%, that is a 1 basis point decrease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A basis point is a unit of measurement used in finance to describe the percentage change in the value of a financial instrument. One basis point is equal to 0.01% or 1\/100th of one percent. For example, if the interest rate on a loan increases from 5% to 5.01%, that is a 1 basis point …<\/p>\n