Bond Yields
Fixed-income terms for bond equivalent yield, bond yield, coupon yield, current yield, and nominal yield.
Bond yield terms for current yield, coupon yield, redemption yield, yield to maturity, yield to call, and yield to worst.
Yield measures and redemption yields are fixed-income return conventions that answer different questions about coupon income, annualized return, redemption timing, and call or maturity assumptions.
Use this branch when a bond screen, trade ticket, or factsheet gives a yield number and the reader needs to know what that number assumes.
| Area | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Core Bond Yield Measures | Bond yield, current yield, coupon yield, nominal yield, and bond-equivalent yield. |
| Redemption, Call, and Worst Yields | Redemption yield, yield to maturity, yield to call, yield to average life, and yield to worst. |
| Earning Asset Yield | Yield on interest-earning assets in bank and fixed-income spread analysis. |
| Yield label | Main question |
|---|---|
| Current yield | How much annual coupon income relative to current price? |
| Yield to maturity | What annualized return is implied if held to final maturity under stated assumptions? |
| Yield to call | What annualized return is implied if the bond is called on a call date? |
| Yield to worst | What is the lowest yield among specified redemption scenarios? |
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Fixed-income terms for bond equivalent yield, bond yield, coupon yield, current yield, and nominal yield.
Fixed-income term for yield on earning assets and its role in financial institution spread analysis.
Fixed-income terms for redemption yield, yield to average life, yield to call, yield to maturity, and yield to worst.