current yield
The annual interest paid on a security (esp. a bond) divided by the security’s current market price.
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yield
yield, n. Profit expressed as a percentage of the investment. — Also termed yield on investment; return. See RATE OF RETURN. coupon yield. The annual interest paid on a security (esp. a bond) divided by the security’s par value. — Also termed nominal yield. current yield. The annual interest paid on a security (esp. a
bond table
bond table. A schedule used in determining a bond’s current value by its coupon rate, its time to maturity, and its effective yield if held to maturity.
a
a. 1. (usu. cap. & often ital.) A hypothetical person (A deeds Blackacre to B). 2. [Latin] From; by; in; on; of; at. 3. [Law Latin] With. 4. [Law French] Of; at; to; for; in; with. 5. Securities. A letter used in a newspaper stock-transaction table to indicate that cash was paid during the year
price earnings ratio
price-earnings ratio. The ratio between a stock’s current share price and the corporation’s earnings per share for the last year. • Some investors avoid stocks with high price-earnings ratios because those stocks may be overpriced. — Abbr. P/E ratio. Cf. earnings yield under YIELD.
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