100 basis point is 1%, therefore, 1 basis point in 1/100% half a basis point is 0.5/100% (we will divide after adding the two zeros for the (%) and .5/10000 will equal .00005. Half a basis point of 1000,000 USD is equal to 50USD. Half a basis point of 100,000,000 USD is 5000USD and so on....
A basis point is one hundredth of a percentage point.
What I think you may be referring to are "basis points". If that is the case, a basis point is essentially a fraction of a % (1/100). So, for every 1%, there are 100 basis points. If this did not answer your question, please let me know. If you are referring simply to "the market is up a half a point"... then that is just one dollar. There is no real reason for calling dollars points, it is just a tradition in US markets and are not the same as basis points.
A basis point is one-one hundredth of a percent...so, 100 basis points.
The term basis point is a percentage measurement used to compare losses and gains on fixed income investments such as a bond. One basis point is equal to 0.01%.
FX forward rate is absolutely quoted in basis point. For example, the spot rate for MYR/USD 3.1010 - 3.1234. The 3 months forward rate is quote by ABC bank as 3.1210 - 3.2000. Thus, the basis point is 200 bps and 766 bps. From here, we can understand that basis point is use to describe or to determine the changes of forward rate in short by using basis point.
.5 a half is a half no matter what it is half of
A basis is something upon which something is based - a starting point, base or foundation, such as for an argument.
The -3dB point is the point of half power. In a filter, the -3dB point, more commonly called the half-power point, is the point where the output power is one half the input power. A bandpass filter has two half-power points, and the distance between them is called the bandwidth, whereas a low-pass or high-pass filter has one half-power point, which is called the cutoff frequency. In terms of voltage, the half-power point is where the voltage is 0.707 (1 / square root(2)) of the input voltage.
it is the point where something is "cut in half." So if we bisect a line, we cut it in half and the midpoint is the bisection point. That is just one example
Cordova is the half point. Highway is I40W
Please clarify on the basis of what information you want to find the decimal point.