One key aspect of any bond investment is its current yield. When a bond is brand-new, figuring out the bond yield is relatively simple, because in most cases, bonds are issued at prices that are close ...

When investors purchase bonds, they do so primarily to generate income. The expected annual rate of return is called the current yield, and it is a function of the current price and the amount of ...

The carrying value of a bond refers to its face value, plus any unamortized premiums or minus any unamortized discounts. We can quickly calculate a bond's carrying value with only a few pieces of ...

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When a government or corporation issues a bond, it does so with a specific par value and interest rate. Once in the market, those values don’t change; however, the value of a bond can change depending ...

Bond prices move up and down constantly, and it's common for bond investors to face situations where they have to pay more than the face value of a high-interest bond in order to persuade the current ...

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