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Constant maturity swap  (CMS) - Financial definition

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Synonym:  yield curve swap

Concise definition of the term constant maturity swap

A constant maturity swap is made up of the exchange of two rates of which one leg is either fixed or based on a short term rate (often Euribor or Libor), and the other is based on a long-term swap rate reset every period.

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