Brief introduction of base point
Base point is often used in the financial field, and it is a unit used to express some variables such as bond price and fare interest rate. So the basis point means that there may be some differences between the spot price and the futures price of the same product, and there is a price difference. If you subtract the spot price from the forward price, then this figure is the basis point. In most cases, the basis point is negative because the spot price will be lower than the futures price. There are four types of basis points, mainly strengthening basis points, weakening basis points, national basis points and premium basis points. The function of the basis point is a centralized indicator, which can represent the foundation of a thing, so it is also very appropriate to use the basis point to reflect the change of deposit and loan interest rates in the financial market.