Bonds obligate the issuing organization to pay a fixed amount of interest periodically (usually semiannually) and repay the ...

So take advantage of Tesoro's high coupon and buy Tesoro 9.75% due June 1, 2019 (CUSIP: 881609AWI). If you pay 113.50 here's how the numbers flow: Yield to call in 2014: 2.17% ...

A zero-coupon bond is a another example of a discount bond. Depending on the length of time until maturity, zero-coupon bonds can be issued at substantial discounts to par, sometimes 20% or more ...

The issuance on August 21, 2019 of a thirty-one year zero coupon bond at a negative yield was for me like finding the Higgs boson (aka the “God Particle”) was for a particle physicist in 2012.

For example, if a bond has a par value of $1,000 and generates two $30 coupon payments each year, the coupon rate is ($30 x 2) ÷ $1,000, or 0.06. Once the cell format is adjusted, the formula ...

For example, a 5% coupon bond pays $50 a year interest on each $1,000 of face value, a 6% coupon bond pays $60 and so forth. That's what the issuer will pay — no more, no less — for the life ...

With around 30% of bonds trading near the de minimis threshold, a new study takes a deep dive into how the rule drives illiquidity as mutual funds dump paper that's approaching the threshold.

U.S. savings bonds are zero-coupon bonds issued by the Treasury and backed by the U.S. government, making them one of the safest investment options available. Series EE bonds currently earn 2.70 ...