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Yield
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YieldThe rate of income an investor receives from a security; to produce or provide income.
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Income
Money received by an individual as a salary, or from investments. Cash deposits and bonds will provide income in the form of interest. Shares will, in most but not all cases, provide income in the form of twice-yearly dividends.
Investor
Investor is a top Swedish corporation in the field of diversified financials, and its estimated market value is 10,680 million US dollars.
Security
Piece of paper that proves ownership of stocks, bonds, and other investments.
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Yield advantage
The advantage gained by purchasing convertible securities instead of common stock, which equals the difference between the rates of return of the convertible security and the common shares.
Yield based option
A type of debt instrument based option that derives its value from the difference between the exercise price and the value of the yield of the underlying debt instrument.
Yield burning
A municipal bond financing method. Underwriters in advance refundings add large markups on US Treasury bonds bought and held in escrow to compensate investors while waiting for repayment of old bonds after issuance of the new bonds.
Yield curb
Applies mainly to convertible securities. Difference in current yield between the convertible and the underlying common.
Yield curve
A curve which plots current yields of fixed interest securities against their times to redemption (maturity).
Yield curve option pricing models
Models that can incorporate different volatility assumptions along the yield curve, such as the Black Derman Toy model.
Yield curve strategies
Investments that position a portfolio to capitalize on expected changes in the shape of the Treasury yield curve.
Yield differential-pickup
Graph showing the term structure of interest rates by plotting the yield of all bonds of the same quality with maturities ranging from the shortest to the longest available.
Yield equivalence
The interest rate at which a tax-exempt bond and a taxable security of similar quality give the investor the same rate of return.
Yield gap
The difference between the average yield on equities and on bonds.
Yield Management Group High I.T.
Yield Management Group High I.T. is one of Canada's largest companies.
Yield ratio
The quotient of two bond yields.
Yield spread
The difference in yield between different security issues usually securities of different credit quality.
Yield spread strategies
Investments that position a portfolio to capitalize on expected changes in yield spreads between sectors of the bond market.
Yield to average life
A yield calculation in which bonds are retired routinely during the life of the issue.
Yield to call
The yield of a bond or note if you were to buy and hold the security until the call date.
Yield to maturity
The rate of return anticipated on a bond if it is held until the maturity date.
Yield to warrant call
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.
Yield to warrant expiration
Applies mainly to convertible securities. Effective yield of usable convertible bonds determined by the expiration date of the applicable warrants.
Yield to worst
The yield to maturity if the worst possible bond repayment takes place.
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Year to date (YTD)
The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.
Yearling
A local authority bond normally issued for one year.
Yellow sheets
Sheets published by the National Quotation Bureau that detail bid and ask prices, plus those firms that are making a market in over the counter corporate bonds.
Yellow strip
The yellow band on a SEAQ or SETS screen used by brokers which displays the highest bid and the lowest offered prices that competing market makers are offering in a share.
Yen bond
Any bond denominated in Japanese yen currency.
Yield
Yield advantage
The advantage gained by purchasing convertible securities instead of common stock, which equals the difference between the rates of return of the convertible security and the common shares.
Yield based option
A type of debt instrument based option that derives its value from the difference between the exercise price and the value of the yield of the underlying debt instrument.
Yield burning
A municipal bond financing method. Underwriters in advance refundings add large markups on US Treasury bonds bought and held in escrow to compensate investors while waiting for repayment of old bonds after issuance of the new bonds.
Yield curb
Applies mainly to convertible securities. Difference in current yield between the convertible and the underlying common.
Yield curve
A curve which plots current yields of fixed interest securities against their times to redemption (maturity).
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Income
Money received by an individual as a salary, or from investments. Cash deposits and bonds will provide income in the form of interest. Shares will, in most but not all cases, provide income in the form of twice-yearly dividends.
Investor
Investor is a top Swedish corporation in the field of diversified financials, and its estimated market value is 10,680 million US dollars.
Security
Piece of paper that proves ownership of stocks, bonds, and other investments.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Yield advantage
The advantage gained by purchasing convertible securities instead of common stock, which equals the difference between the rates of return of the convertible security and the common shares.
Yield based option
A type of debt instrument based option that derives its value from the difference between the exercise price and the value of the yield of the underlying debt instrument.
Yield burning
A municipal bond financing method. Underwriters in advance refundings add large markups on US Treasury bonds bought and held in escrow to compensate investors while waiting for repayment of old bonds after issuance of the new bonds.
Yield curb
Applies mainly to convertible securities. Difference in current yield between the convertible and the underlying common.
Yield curve
A curve which plots current yields of fixed interest securities against their times to redemption (maturity).
Yield curve option pricing models
Models that can incorporate different volatility assumptions along the yield curve, such as the Black Derman Toy model.
Yield curve strategies
Investments that position a portfolio to capitalize on expected changes in the shape of the Treasury yield curve.
Yield differential-pickup
Graph showing the term structure of interest rates by plotting the yield of all bonds of the same quality with maturities ranging from the shortest to the longest available.
Yield equivalence
The interest rate at which a tax-exempt bond and a taxable security of similar quality give the investor the same rate of return.
Yield gap
The difference between the average yield on equities and on bonds.
Yield Management Group High I.T.
Yield Management Group High I.T. is one of Canada's largest companies.
Yield ratio
The quotient of two bond yields.
Yield spread
The difference in yield between different security issues usually securities of different credit quality.
Yield spread strategies
Investments that position a portfolio to capitalize on expected changes in yield spreads between sectors of the bond market.
Yield to average life
A yield calculation in which bonds are retired routinely during the life of the issue.
Yield to call
The yield of a bond or note if you were to buy and hold the security until the call date.
Yield to maturity
The rate of return anticipated on a bond if it is held until the maturity date.
Yield to warrant call
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.
Yield to warrant expiration
Applies mainly to convertible securities. Effective yield of usable convertible bonds determined by the expiration date of the applicable warrants.
Yield to worst
The yield to maturity if the worst possible bond repayment takes place.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Year to date (YTD)
The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.
Yearling
A local authority bond normally issued for one year.
Yellow sheets
Sheets published by the National Quotation Bureau that detail bid and ask prices, plus those firms that are making a market in over the counter corporate bonds.
Yellow strip
The yellow band on a SEAQ or SETS screen used by brokers which displays the highest bid and the lowest offered prices that competing market makers are offering in a share.
Yen bond
Any bond denominated in Japanese yen currency.
Yield
Yield advantage
The advantage gained by purchasing convertible securities instead of common stock, which equals the difference between the rates of return of the convertible security and the common shares.
Yield based option
A type of debt instrument based option that derives its value from the difference between the exercise price and the value of the yield of the underlying debt instrument.
Yield burning
A municipal bond financing method. Underwriters in advance refundings add large markups on US Treasury bonds bought and held in escrow to compensate investors while waiting for repayment of old bonds after issuance of the new bonds.
Yield curb
Applies mainly to convertible securities. Difference in current yield between the convertible and the underlying common.
Yield curve
A curve which plots current yields of fixed interest securities against their times to redemption (maturity).
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