What Is a Spread

question 4

Multiple Choice

What is a spread?

• A) The average of the deposit and loan interest rates.
• B) The quarterly increase of earnings for Eurobanks.
• C) The difference between the deposit and loan interest rates.
• D) The tool used by regulators to monitor deposit and loan interest rates.

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Definitions:

Pyroclastic Eruption

A volcanic phenomenon involving the expulsion of hot gases, ash, and volcanic debris.

Dissolved Gas

Gases that are incorporated into magma and can expand, leading to explosive volcanic eruptions as pressure decreases.

Rhyolite

A mostly fine-grained, felsic igneous rock, generally of volcanic origin; can contain glass, volcanic ash, pieces of pumice, and variable amounts of visible crystals (phenocrysts).

Thermal Energy

The internal energy present in a system due to the random movements of its molecules or atoms.