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31Rate of return — In finance, rate of return (ROR), also known as return on investment (ROI), rate of profit or sometimes just return, is the ratio of money gained or lost (whether realized or unrealized) on an investment relative to the amount of money invested.… …
32Bond Buyer Index — An index published by The Bond Buyer, a daily finance newspaper that covers the municipal bond market. Investors use the Bond Buyer Index to plot interest rate patterns in the municipal market. Traders use the daily Bond Buyer Index to trade… …
33Bond Valuation — A technique for determining the fair value of a particular bond. Bond valuation includes calculating the present value of the bond s future interest payments, also known as its cash flow, and the bond s value upon maturity, also known as its face …
34bond risk — The risk associated with holding bonds, which falls into two categories. In interest rate risk, the value of a bond falls if the rate of interest rises; in credit risk, the rating of the bond may deteriorate, payments may be delayed, or the bond… …
35bond — I [[t]bɒnd[/t]] n. 1) something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together 2) a cord, rope, band, or ligament 3) something that binds a person or persons to a certain circumstance or line of behavior: the bond of matrimony[/ex] 4) something …
36Bond Purchase Agreement — A legally binding document between a bond issuer and an underwriter establishing the terms of a bond sale. The terms of a bond purchase agreement will include sale conditions, sale price, bond interest rate, bond maturity, bond redemption… …
37bond — /bɒnd / (say bond) noun 1. something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together. 2. a cord; rope; band; ligament. 3. something that unites individual people into a group. 4. something that constrains a person to a certain line of behaviour …
38bond — n. & v. n. 1 a a thing that ties another down or together. b (usu. in pl.) a thing restraining bodily freedom (broke his bonds). 2 (often in pl.) a a uniting force (sisterly bond). b a restraint; a responsibility (bonds of duty). 3 a binding… …
39Bond — n. & v. n. 1 a a thing that ties another down or together. b (usu. in pl.) a thing restraining bodily freedom (broke his bonds). 2 (often in pl.) a a uniting force (sisterly bond). b a restraint; a responsibility (bonds of duty). 3 a binding… …
40bond equivalent yield — An annual yield, expressed as a percentage, describing the return provided to bond holders. A bond equivalent yield is double the simple interest, semiannual yield. Since Treasury and agency notes and bonds, as well as most corporate and… …
