Sunday, July 12, 2015

Term of the Day: Vintage

View online | Add Investopedia to safe senders list

July 12, 2015
Vintage

A slang term used by mortgage-backed securities (MBS) traders and investors to refer to an MBS that is seasoned over some time period. MBSs typically have maturities around 30 years, and a particular issue's 'vintage' will expose the holder to less prepayment and default risk, although this decreased risk also limits price appreciation.

Investopedia Explains:

The underlying loans of certain vintage MBSs have unique characteristics, such as burnout, that make the vintage trade at...

Read More

Related to "Vintage"


Profit From Mortgage Debt With MBS

In its May 2006 edition of Research Quarterly, the Bond Market Association estimated that mortgage debt represents $6.1 trillion of...

Read More

Term Deposit

A term deposit (more often called a certificate of deposit or CD) is a deposit account in a financial institution that is made for...

Read More


Asset-Backed Security (ABS)

An asset-backed security (ABS) is a debt security collateralized by a pool of assets. An ABS is just like a mortgage-backed security...

Read More

Recently Added Definitions


Unconstrained Investing

An investment style that does not require a fund or portfolio manager to adhere to a specific benchmark. Unconstrained investing allows managers to...

Read More



Piker

A broker or investor who makes small size trades. Piker is a pejorative slang term used to describe individuals who are said to have...

Read More

Related Definitions

Prepayment Risk
Contraction Risk
Default Risk
Extension Risk
Mortgage-Backed Security (MBS)

Past Terms of the Day

Corporate Ladder
Guarantee Fees
Developed Economy
ZEW Economic Sentiment
Radner Equilibrium
You are currently subscribed as: mondemand.forex@blogger.com
Unsubscribe | Unsubscribe From All | Manage Profile
Investopedia US, A Division of IAC.
Copyright © 2015, Investopedia, LLC. All Rights Reserved
Follow Us:

No comments:

Post a Comment