Two yield calculations are generally evaluated when it comes to selecting
callable bonds for a portfolio: yield to maturity and yield to call.
Two yield calculations are generally evaluated when it comes to selecting
callable bonds for a portfolio: yield to maturity and yield to call.
Not exact matches
For bonds with embedded options (for example callable or puttable bonds), the duration measure must be adjusted to account for the fact that the bond's embedded options may change the expected cash flows of the bo
For bonds with embedded options (
for example callable or puttable bonds), the duration measure must be adjusted to account for the fact that the bond's embedded options may change the expected cash flows of the bo
for example
callable or puttable
bonds), the duration measure must be adjusted to account
for the fact that the bond's embedded options may change the expected cash flows of the bo
for the fact that the
bond's embedded options may change the expected cash flows of the
bond.
As a result,
callable bonds often have a higher annual return to compensate
for the risk that the
bonds might be called early.
Callable bonds are more risky
for investors than non-
callable bonds because an investor whose
bond has been called is often faced with reinvesting the money at a lower, less attractive rate.
For instance, a
callable municipal
bond is issued with a 6 % yield.
Call Risk Appears Limited
for Preferreds Both preferreds and high yield
bonds share call risk, though preferreds tend to have more
callable issues.
For example, Company A issues
callable bonds with an 8 % interest rate.
It is important to know if there are any special features or conditions associated with a
bond you are considering
for investment because that may affect your decision - making and potential income (from interest if it is
callable).
This technique is especially useful
for callable and extendible / retractable
bonds, whose cash flows depend on future interest rates, or are said to be «path dependent.»
Callable agency bonds with «step up» coupon rates: callable agency bonds that have a pre set coupon rate «step up» that provides for increases in interest rates or coupon rate as the bonds approach maturity to minimize the interest rate risk for investors ov
Callable agency
bonds with «step up» coupon rates:
callable agency bonds that have a pre set coupon rate «step up» that provides for increases in interest rates or coupon rate as the bonds approach maturity to minimize the interest rate risk for investors ov
callable agency
bonds that have a pre set coupon rate «step up» that provides
for increases in interest rates or coupon rate as the
bonds approach maturity to minimize the interest rate risk
for investors over time.
Similar issues arise
for callable bonds in the American municipal, corporate, and government agency sectors.
HYHG may contain a significant allocation to
callable high yield
bonds, which are subject to prepayment and other risks that could result in losses
for the fund.
For bonds with embedded options (for example callable or puttable bonds), the duration measure must be adjusted to account for the fact that the bond's embedded options may change the expected cash flows of the bo
For bonds with embedded options (
for example callable or puttable bonds), the duration measure must be adjusted to account for the fact that the bond's embedded options may change the expected cash flows of the bo
for example
callable or puttable
bonds), the duration measure must be adjusted to account
for the fact that the bond's embedded options may change the expected cash flows of the bo
for the fact that the
bond's embedded options may change the expected cash flows of the
bond.
For coupons, which are usually for a stated percentage of the face value of the instrument, the daycount convention does not matter unless the coupon is paid late or the bond is a callable bond that is called in between two coupon paymen
For coupons, which are usually
for a stated percentage of the face value of the instrument, the daycount convention does not matter unless the coupon is paid late or the bond is a callable bond that is called in between two coupon paymen
for a stated percentage of the face value of the instrument, the daycount convention does not matter unless the coupon is paid late or the
bond is a
callable bond that is called in between two coupon payments.
Yields on
callable bonds tend to be higher than yields on noncallable, «bullet maturity»
bonds because the investor must be rewarded
for taking the risk the issuer will call the
bond if interest rates decline, forcing the investor to reinvest the proceeds at lower yields.
In the debt capital markets field, the team advised on the first issue by a South African insurer of
callable bonds that qualified as secondary capital
for the issuer.