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A yield calculation in which bonds are retired routinely during the life of the issue. Since the issuer buys its own bonds on the open market because of sinking fund requirements, if the bonds are trading below par, this action provides automatic price support for these bonds and they will usually trade on a yield to average life basis.
Industry:Financial services
Funding provided by a government or other entity that is available at a below-market interest rate.
Industry:Financial services
The sum of negotiated current liabilities and temporary spontaneous current liabilities.
Industry:Financial services
The percentage rate of a bond or note if the investor buys and holds the security until the call date. This yield is valid only if the security is called prior to maturity. Generally bonds are callable over several years and normally are called at a slight premium. The calculation of yield to call is based on coupon rate, length of time to call, and market price.
Industry:Financial services
Taxation system that results in taxing the income going to shareholders twice.
Industry:Financial services
The percentage rate of return paid on a bond, note, or other fixed income security if the investor buys and holds it to its maturity date. The calculation for YTM is based on the coupon rate, length of time to maturity, and market price. It assumes that coupon interest paid over the life of the bond will be reinvested at the same rate.
Industry:Financial services
A special broker margin account used only for transactions in US government bonds, municipals, and eligible listed and unlisted non-convertible corporate bonds.
Industry:Financial services
Liquidation of a margin account after a customer has failed to bring an account to a required level by producing additional equity after a margin call. The selling of securities by a broker when a customer fails to pay for them. The complete sale of all securities in a new issue.
Industry:Financial services
Applies mainly to convertible securities. Effective yield of usable or synthetic convertible bonds determined against the first date at which the warrants can be called.
Industry:Financial services
