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TED spread

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/ tɛd /

noun

  1. finance the difference in value between three-month futures contracts for Treasury bills and for Eurodollars, used to gauge the willingness of banks to lend money

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Etymology

Origin of TED spread

C20: from T ( reasury bill ) + ED (symbol for Eurodollars)

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