See Also: Liquidity theory of the term structure(money)
Liquidity theory of the term structure(finance)
Term structure of interest rates(money)
Term structure of interest rates(finance)
Static theory of capital structure(finance)
Static theory of capital structure(money)
Liquidity(finance)
liquidity(dictionary)
liquidity(dictionary)
Liquidity(money)

goodness (iou) and Liquidity theory of the term structure (finance)


goodness (iou)



goodness noun.
[Old English godnes: see GOOD adjective, -NESS.]
The quality or condition of being good; excellence in respect of some quality; moral virtue. OE.
W. Temple Goodness..makes men prefer their Duty..before their Passions. T. Jefferson Our superiority in the goodness, though not in the number of our cavalry.
Benevolence, beneficence (freq. that of God); kindness, generosity; clemency. OE.
for goodness' sake!, goodness!, goodness gracious!, goodness knows, goodness only knows, I wish to goodness!, surely to goodness!, thank goodness!, etc.
G. Burnet Goodness is an inclination to promote the Happiness of others. J. Wesley I sing the goodness of the Lord, the goodness I experience. L. Sterne Have the goodness, madam..to step in. In various exclamatory phrases:
a. Advantage, profit. ME-L16.
b. A good act or deed. Long rare or obsolete. ME.
(Freq. with the.) That which is good in anything; the strength or essence of something. L16.
Times The liquor in which canned Vegetables are packed..contains flavour and goodness from the Vegetables.

Liquidity theory of the term structure (finance)


A biased expectations theory that asserts that the implied forward rates will not be a pure estimate of the market's expectations of future interest rates because they embody a liquidity premium.