HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt TailThe financial definition for Tail:(1) The difference between the average price in Treasury auctions and the stopout price. (2) A future money market instrument (one available some period hence) created by buying an existing instrument and financing the initial portion of its life with a term repo. (3) The extreme ends under a probability curve. (4) The odd amount in an MBS pool. Similar MatchesCoattail investingCoattail investingA risky trading practice of making trades similar to those of other successful investors, usually institutional investors. Figuring the tailFiguring the tailCalculating the yield at which a future money market (one available some period hence) is purchased when that future security is created by buying an existing instrument and financing the initial portion of its life with a term repo. RetailRetailIndividual and institutional customers as opposed to dealers and brokers. Further SuggestionsRetail creditRetail house Retail investors Spectail Click to compare definitions of Tail Click to view definitions beginning ta |