Discounts related to commercial paper are amortized on a straight - line basis, which approximates
a constant yield to maturity.
In order to avoid this result, the Internal Revenue Code (the «Code») provides that the holder's basis will increase over time based on a «
constant yield to maturity» (CYM) method.
In order to determine
the constant yield to maturity on a bond, it is necessary to determine a constant discount rate that must be applied to each and every payment on the bond (principal and interest) in order to produce an aggregate value (as of the issue date) that is equal to the issue price of the bond.
Not exact matches
Treasury
Yield Curve Rates are commonly referred
to as «
Constant Maturity Treasury» rates, or CMTs.
The new fund will use what are called
constant maturity swap curve caps
to bet on both a steepening of the US
yield curve and an increase in curve volatility.
1 -, 3 -, 5 - Year CMT — Average
yields on U.S. Treasury securities adjusted
to a
constant maturity of 1, 3, or 5 year (s) correspondingly.
Because
yield to maturity is the interest rate an investor would earn by reinvesting every coupon payment from the bond at a
constant interest rate until the bond's
maturity date, the present value of all the future cash flows equals the bond's market price.
Alternatively, a holder can elect
to accrue market discount using the same method that is used for OID (i.e., using a
constant yield -
to -
maturity method).
Flat
Yield Curve - This curve indicates the
yields of bonds with different
maturities are relatively
constant, and is seen when interest rates are expected
to decline moderately but offset by positive term premium.
The investment seeks
to track the price and performance
yield, before fees and expenses, of the UBS Bloomberg
Constant Maturity Commodity index.
3ARM Information: ARM Index - Weekly average
yield on United States Treasury securities adjusted
to a
constant maturity of one year, as made available by the Federal Reserve Board.
According
to the Federal Reserve Board, on September 1, 2010, the five - year
constant maturity Treasury (CMT)
yield was 1.41 %.
The interest rate will be adjusted & calculated on the origin of the average
yield on U.S. Treasury securities adjusted
to a
constant maturity of one year, plus an additional fixed margin.
These sheets calculate the (annual) figures for: • Accrued interest that needs
to be returned
to the seller after settlement • Net bond basis • Original discount or premium • Annual (pro-rated) amortization of bond premium using both
Constant Yield and Straight Line amortization, as required by the IRS • End - of - year basis • Annual coupons • Estimates of taxes due on coupons • Estimates of differences in taxes paid vs. not amortizing premiums • Capital loss or gain upon sale before
maturity