| selected terms: 3 | | page 1 of 1 | | | | | 1. | Yard | Traders' term for a billion as in a billion dollars. | | 2. | Yield | The return on an investment. The yield is usually calculated in percentage terms. | | 3. | Yield Curve | A curve that shows the relationship between yields and maturity dates for a set of similar bonds, usually Treasuries, at a given point in time. | |