Yield (finance), the Glossary
In finance, the yield on a security is a measure of the ex-ante return to a holder of the security.[1]
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37 relations: Annuity, Bond (finance), Business cycle, Call option, Callable bond, Common stock, Convertible bond, Current yield, Discounted cash flow, Dividend yield, Ecological yield, Ex-ante, Face value, Finance, Fixed income, Floating rate note, Income trust, Inflation, Internal rate of return, Maturity (finance), Nominal yield, Par value, Par yield, Preferred stock, Put option, Rate of return, Real estate investment trust, Return of capital, Roll yield, Royalty trust, Security (finance), United States Department of the Treasury, United States Treasury security, Yield curve, Yield to maturity, 30-day yield, 7-day SEC yield.
Annuity
In investment, an annuity is a series of payments made at equal intervals.
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Bond (finance)
In finance, a bond is a type of security under which the issuer (debtor) owes the holder (creditor) a debt, and is obliged – depending on the terms – to provide cash flow to the creditor (e.g. repay the principal (i.e. amount borrowed) of the bond at the maturity date as well as interest (called the coupon) over a specified amount of time).
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Business cycle
Business cycles are intervals of general expansion followed by recession in economic performance.
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Call option
In finance, a call option, often simply labeled a "call", is a contract between the buyer and the seller of the call option to exchange a security at a set price.
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Callable bond
A callable bond (also called redeemable bond) is a type of bond (debt security) that allows the issuer of the bond to retain the privilege of redeeming the bond at some point before the bond reaches its date of maturity.
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Common stock
Common stock is a form of corporate equity ownership, a type of security.
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Convertible bond
In finance, a convertible bond, convertible note, or convertible debt (or a convertible debenture if it has a maturity of greater than 10 years) is a type of bond that the holder can convert into a specified number of shares of common stock in the issuing company or cash of equal value.
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Current yield
The current yield, interest yield, income yield, flat yield, market yield, mark to market yield or running yield is a financial term used in reference to bonds and other fixed-interest securities such as gilts.
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Discounted cash flow
The discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, in financial analysis, is a method used to value a security, project, company, or asset, that incorporates the time value of money. Yield (finance) and discounted cash flow are Valuation (finance).
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Dividend yield
The dividend yield or dividend–price ratio of a share is the dividend per share divided by the price per share.
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Ecological yield
Ecological yield is the harvestable population growth of an ecosystem.
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Ex-ante
The term ex-ante (sometimes written ex ante or exante) is a phrase meaning "before the event".
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Face value
The face value, sometimes called nominal value, is the value of a coin, bond, stamp or paper money as printed on the coin, stamp or bill itself by the issuing authority.
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Finance
Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets.
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Fixed income
Fixed income refers to any type of investment under which the borrower or issuer is obliged to make payments of a fixed amount on a fixed schedule.
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Floating rate note
Floating rate notes (FRNs) are bonds that have a variable coupon, equal to a money market reference rate, like SOFR or federal funds rate, plus a quoted spread (also known as quoted margin).
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Income trust
An income trust is an investment that may hold equities, debt instruments, royalty interests or real properties.
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Inflation
In economics, inflation is a general increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy. Yield (finance) and inflation are financial economics.
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Internal rate of return
Internal rate of return (IRR) is a method of calculating an investment's rate of return.
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Maturity (finance)
In finance, maturity or maturity date is the date on which the final payment is due on a loan or other financial instrument, such as a bond or term deposit, at which point the principal (and all remaining interest) is due to be paid.
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Nominal yield
The coupon rate (nominal rate, or nominal yield) of a fixed income security is the interest rate that the issuer agrees to pay to the security holder each year, expressed as a percentage of the security's principal amount or par value.
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Par value
In finance and accounting, par value means stated value or face value of a financial instrument. Yield (finance) and par value are Valuation (finance).
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Par yield
In finance, par yield (or par value yield) is the yield on a fixed income security assuming that its market price is equal to par value (also known as face value or nominal value).
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Preferred stock
Preferred stock (also called preferred shares, preference shares, or simply preferreds) is a component of share capital that may have any combination of features not possessed by common stock, including properties of both an equity and a debt instrument, and is generally considered a hybrid instrument.
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Put option
In finance, a put or put option is a derivative instrument in financial markets that gives the holder (i.e. the purchaser of the put option) the right to sell an asset (the underlying), at a specified price (the ''strike''), by (or on) a specified date (the expiry or ''maturity'') to the writer (i.e.
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Rate of return
In finance, return is a profit on an investment.
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Real estate investment trust
A real estate investment trust (REIT, pronounced "reet") is a company that owns, and in most cases operates, income-producing real estate.
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Return of capital
Return of capital (ROC) refers to principal payments back to "capital owners" (shareholders, partners, unitholders) that exceed the growth (net income/taxable income) of a business or investment.
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Roll yield
The roll yield is the difference between the profit or loss of a futures contract and the change in the spot price of the underlying asset of that futures contract.
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Royalty trust
A royalty trust is a type of corporation, mostly in the United States or Canada, usually involved in oil and gas production or mining.
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Security (finance)
A security is a tradable financial asset.
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United States Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States, where it serves as an executive department.
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United States Treasury security
United States Treasury securities, also called Treasuries or Treasurys, are government debt instruments issued by the United States Department of the Treasury to finance government spending, in addition to taxation.
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Yield curve
In finance, the yield curve is a graph which depicts how the yields on debt instruments – such as bonds – vary as a function of their years remaining to maturity.
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Yield to maturity
The yield to maturity (YTM), book yield or redemption yield of a fixed-interest security is an estimate of the total rate of return anticipated to be earned by an investor who buys it at a given market price, holds it to maturity, and receives all interest payments and the capital redemption on schedule.
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30-day yield
In the United States, 30-day yield is a standardized yield calculation for bond funds.
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7-day SEC yield
The 7-day SEC Yield is a measure of performance in the interest rates of money market mutual funds offered by US mutual fund companies.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yield_(finance)
Also known as Stock yield, Yield (economics).