search  homepage  organisation  know how  online forum  Links  registration  Password forgotten? partner login partner ID    password  about fmswiss.ch  FAQ & help tool  goals  conditions  email   lexicon/glossary     search :       2011 entries  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z   CAPITALIZATION RATE (CAP RATE) Capittalization rate (CAP RATE)   An income rate that reflects an investor's analysis of risk. It is used to convert a single year's net operating income expectancy into a price or value. An investor's cap rate is also considered the desired rate of return.