Chapter 6 - Bond Valuation Flashcards
Understand: - Important bond features and types of bond. - Bond values and yields, and why they fluctuate. - Bond ratings, and what they mean. - The impact of inflation on interest rates. - The term structure of interest rates, and the determinants of bond yields.
Definition: Coupon
The stated interest payment made on a bond.
Definition: Face value
The principal amount of a bond that is repaid at the end of the term. Also called the “par value”.
Definition: Coupon rate
The annual coupon divided by the face value of a bond.
Definition: Maturity
The specified date on which the principal amount of a bond is paid.
Definition: Yield to maturity (YTM)
The rate required in the market on a bond.
Definition: Discount bond
A bond that sells for less than its face value.
Definition: Premium bond
A bond that sells for more than its face value.
Check Bond Value Formula –> p. 149
Also Summary
How is the relation between bond prices and interest rates?
The move in opposite directions. When interest rates rise, a bond’s value, like any other present value, will decline. Similarly, when interest rates fall, bond values rise.
Definition: Interest rate risk
The risk that arises for bond owners from fluctuating interest rates.
You should keep the following in mind when looking at a bond:
- All other things being equal, the longer the time to maturity, the greater the interest rate risk.
- All other things being equal, the lower the coupon rate, the greater the interest rate risk.
Definition: Current yield
A bond’s annual coupon divided by its price.
Definition: Principal
The original amount borrowed
Definition: 1. Creditor/Lender & 2. Debtor/Borrower
- The person/firm making the loan.
2. The corporation borrowing the money.
Definition: Notes
Issues(/unsecured debt securities) with an original maturity of 10 years or less.
Definition: Indenture (sometimes referred to as “the deed of trust)
The written agreement between the corporation and the lender detailing the terms of the debt issue.