flat ˈyield

  • 1flat yield — The annual gross coupon on a bond divided by its price and expressed as a percentage. For example, a bond with a 10% coupon and a price of 95 has a flat yield of 10 w 95 = 10.5%. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary …

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  • 2Flat Yield Curve — A yield curve in which there is little difference between short term and long term rates for bonds of the same credit quality. This type of yield curve is often seen during transitions between normal and inverted curves. When short and long term… …

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  • 3flat yield — See yield …

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  • 4flat yield curve — See yield curve slope. American Banker Glossary …

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  • 5flat-yield curve — See yield curve slope. American Banker Glossary …

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  • 6flat yield — /flæt ji:ld/ noun an interest rate as a percentage of the price paid for fixedinterest stock …

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  • 7Yield curve — This article is about yield curves as used in finance. For the term s use in physics, see Yield curve (physics). Not to be confused with Yield curve spread – see Z spread. The US dollar yield curve as of February 9, 2005. The curve has a typical… …

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  • 8yield curve — A chart in which the yield level is plot on the vertical axis and the term to maturity of debt instruments of similar creditworthiness is plotted n the horizontal axis. The yield curve is positive when long term rates are higher than short term… …

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  • 9yield — A measure of the annual return on an investment. Chicago Board of Trade glossary 1) The production of a piece of land; e.g., his land yielded 100 bushels per acre. 2) The return provided by an investment; for example, if the return on an… …

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  • 10Yield — The percentage rate of return paid on a stock in the form of dividends, or the effective rate of interest paid on a bond or note. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. yield yield 1 [jiːld] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] FINANCE the… …

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