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Definition of

floating charge

Finance

charge linked to company's assets overall a charge linked to any of the company's assets in a category, but not to a specific item

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    Companies with debt charged at variable rates (for example, based on Libor, and also called floating rates) will be exposed to increases in interest rates, whereas companies whose borrowing costs are totally or partly fixed will be exposed to falls in interest rates. The reverse is obviously true
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  • Private Investments in Public Equity

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Definitions of ’floating charge’ and meaning of ’floating charge’ are from the book publication, QFINANCE – The Ultimate Resource, © 2009 Bloomsbury Information Ltd. Find definitions for ’floating charge’ and other financial terms with our online QFINANCE Financial Dictionary.

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