Basis

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Basis may refer to:

Economics[edit]

  • Adjusted basis, the net cost of an asset after adjusting for various tax-related items
  • Basis of futures, the value differential between a future and the spot price
  • Basis (options), the value differential between a call option and a put option
  • Basis point, 0.01%, often used in the context of interest rates
  • Basis trading, a trading strategy consisting of the purchase of a security and the sale of a similar security
  • Cost basis, in income tax law, the original cost of property adjusted for factors such as depreciation
  • Tax basis, cost of an asset

Mathematics[edit]

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