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What is Contractual interest rate on a bond?
The contractual interest rate is the rate at which the borrower pays and the investor receives are determined.
What occurs when a bond's stated interest rate is greater than the market interest rate?
The bond's price will be in premium, meaning exceed 100
How does subordination affect the interest rate on a bond?
Subordination affects the interest rate on a bond because it is unsecured and has lesser priority than that of an additional debt claim on the same asset. It has higher interest rate required to compensate for the higher risk. If interest rate has been increased the price of the bond will fall. If the price of the bond falls, the yield that can be earned will increase.
How can interest rate affect bond liquidity?
If interest rate has been increased, the price of the bond falls.... If price of the bond falls, the yield that can be earned increases... So, if interest rate increases, it will lead to increases in yield which forces people in investing in the bond.....And liquidity will be more in bond market... Plz confirm the information.........................
How does corporate bond ratings work?
The leading rating agencies give a rating when a bond is first issued, and that rating determines how high the interest rate on that bond is. A higher rating means the bond will have a lower interest rate.
What is Contractual interest rate on a bond?
The contractual interest rate is the rate at which the borrower pays and the investor receives are determined.
When a bonds stated interest rate is less than the market interest rate is the rate at a discount or premium?
When the coupon rate (the contractual periodical "interest" payments) are lower than the yield (the market required return) the bond will be in discount. This discount makes up for the low value of the coupons.
How can bonds issued by two companies paying same contractual interest rate be issued at different prices?
To calculate present value of the bond you also need to know market interest rate. If , for example these companies were issuing their bonds in the different time and market interest rate was different then bond could be sold at premium(the bond will cost more then its face value), par (same as face value), and discount (bond will cost less then face value.)
When market interest rates exceed a bond's coupon rate the bond will?
When market interest rates exceed a bond's coupon rate, the bond will:
How are interest on a bond calculated?
Know the bond's face value, then, find the bond's coupon interest rate at the time the bond was issued or bought, then, multiply the bond's face value by the coupon interest rate it had when issued, then, know when your bond's interest payments are made, finally, multiply the product of the bond's face value and interest rate by the number of months in between payments.
How would you define the market rate for a bond?
The actual interest rate, however, determined at auction, is referred to as the market rate. The market rate may equal the stated rate, or it may be higher or lower.
What occurs when a bond's stated interest rate is less than the market interest rate?
Since the current market interest rate is higher, it is more attractive to a new investor then the bond with a lower interest rate. Thus, the price of the lower interest rate bond has to decline to be competitive with new bonds in the market.
What is the interest rate the bond issuer pays to the bondholder called?
The interest rate paid on a bond is known as the coupon rate. A $1,000 fixed rate bond with a 5% coupon rate purchased at par would yield $50 annually in interest payments.
Do you want a high or low interest rate in a savings bond?
If you are investing in a savings bond, you wish for it to have a high rate of interest. If you are selling savings bonds, you wish it to be at a low rate of interest.
What occurs when a bond's stated interest rate is greater than the market interest rate?
The bond's price will be in premium, meaning exceed 100
How does subordination affect the interest rate on a bond?
Subordination affects the interest rate on a bond because it is unsecured and has lesser priority than that of an additional debt claim on the same asset. It has higher interest rate required to compensate for the higher risk. If interest rate has been increased the price of the bond will fall. If the price of the bond falls, the yield that can be earned will increase.
Difference enters bond's coupon interest rate the current yield y bond-holder's required rate of return?
Difference enters bond's coupon interest rate the current yield y bondholder's required rate of return?
