Basis Point

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
BP
Pronunciation
/ˈbeɪsɪs pɔɪnt/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unit Measures

Examples in Context

  1. The slide was triggered by a 100 basis point increase in the bank reserve ratio requirement.
  2. China preceded the US cut with a 27 basis point reduction in its benchmark rate.
  3. The yield on 10-year government bonds was up 1 basis point to 1.93 per cent.
  4. Its speed of execution can save traders money, if only a sliver of a basis point.
  5. Put another way, its 340 basis point spread over Bunds is the widest in the euro era.

Other meanings of BP