Amortising bond
A bond where the borrower's payments include both interest and principal, so the principal is repaid over the life rather than at the end.
This one is not written up yet
The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.
Written up from the same chapter
- Credit ratingAn opinion on how likely a borrower is to service an instrument on time, reduced to a symbol by a SEBI-registered rating agency — and reviewed continuously, not fixed for the life of the bond.
- Credit riskThe risk that a borrower fails to meet its obligations on a debt instrument — the risk credit rating agencies exist to grade, and the one that triggers a segregated portfolio in a mutual fund.
- Current yieldA bond's annual coupon in rupees divided by its current market price — the cash income the bond throws off this year, ignoring any gain or loss at redemption.
- Yield to MaturityThe single discount rate at which a bond's future coupons and redemption amount add up to exactly its market price today — the return you actually earn if you hold it to maturity.
Where this is taught
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