If a bond is "callable," it means that the issuer has the right to buy the bond back at a predetermined date before its full maturity date. The call could happen at the bond's face value, or the ...

There is a lot more to investing in bonds than simply looking at the stated, or coupon, interest rate. Many bonds are callable, which means that the issuing company has a right to buy the bonds back ...

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Yield-to-call (YTC) was discussed in Part 1, so we assume you have read that. In Part 2, we're going to discuss the concepts of "stripped price" and "stripped yield." These concepts are important in ...

YTM measures the total annual return on a bond if held till its maturity date. Calculation of YTM includes present value, market price, maturity date, and compounding periods. Limitations of YTM ...

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One of the most popular measures of bond yield is yield to maturity (YTM). Also called book yield or redemption yield, it’s the estimated rate of return an investor can expect from a bond when held ...