Note, zero
coupon bonds issued by a municipality are exempt from federal, and sometimes local tax, and are not typically held in IRA's.
For this reason, it's advisable to keep zero - coupon bonds in a tax - deferred account or to buy tax - free zero -
coupon bonds issued by municipalities.
In addition, if you purchase a zero
coupon bond issued by a state or local government entity, the interest compounds free of federal taxes, and in most cases, state and local taxes, too.
A zero
coupon bond issued by a corporation or the U.S. Treasury is also taxable, unlike those offered by a municipal issuer.
A zero - coupon issued by a corporation which can be converted into that corporation's common stock at a certain price, or a zero -
coupon bond issued by a municipality which can be converted into an interest - bearing bond under certain circumstances.
Not exact matches
Under this hypothetical policy, governments transfer money directly to taxpayers to encourage spending, a handout funded by
issuing bonds with a
coupon of zero and no maturity date, which central banks buy.
He shares the consensus view that the 30 - year bull market in
bonds is now spent and recommends buying floating - rate notes
issued by corporations that reset their
coupon according to market rates every three or six months.
a government, corporation, municipality, or agency that has
issued a security (e.g., a
bond) in order to raise capital or to repay other debt; the issuer goes to an underwriter to get their securities sold in the new
issue market; for certificates of deposit (CDs), this is the bank that has
issued the CD; in the case of fixed income securities, the issuer of the security is the primary determinant of the security's characteristics (e.g.,
coupon interest rate, maturity, call features, etc..)
debt obligations of the U.S. government that are
issued at various intervals and with various maturities; revenue from these
bonds is used to raise capital and / or refund outstanding debt; since Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, they are generally considered to be free from credit risk and thus typically carry lower yields than other securities; the interest paid by Treasuries is exempt from state and local tax, but is subject to federal taxes and may be subject to the federal Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); U.S. Treasury securities include Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury
bonds, zero -
coupon bonds, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), and Treasury Auctions
Zero -
coupon Zero -
coupon corporate
bonds are
issued at a discount from face value (par), with the full value, including imputed interest, paid at maturity.
The payment cycle is not necessarily aligned to the calendar year; it begins on the «Dated Date,» which is either on or soon after the
bond's
issue date, and ends on the
bond's maturity date, when the final
coupon and return of principal payment are paid.
the difference between the stated redemption price at maturity (if greater than one year) and the
issue price of a fixed income security attributable to the selected tax year; NOTE: Tax reporting of OID obligations is complex; if acquisition or bond premium is paid during the purchase, or if the obligation is a stripped bond or stripped coupon, the investor must compute the proper amount of OID; refer to IRS Publication 1212, List of Original Issue Discount Instruments, to calculate the correc
issue price of a fixed income security attributable to the selected tax year; NOTE: Tax reporting of OID obligations is complex; if acquisition or
bond premium is paid during the purchase, or if the obligation is a stripped
bond or stripped
coupon, the investor must compute the proper amount of OID; refer to IRS Publication 1212, List of Original
Issue Discount Instruments, to calculate the correc
Issue Discount Instruments, to calculate the correct OID
Coca - Cola placed an $ 8.5 billion ($ 9.5 billion)
bond issue in February with an attractive
coupon of 0.75 %.
Original
issue zero
coupon bonds, step - up
coupons, and
coupons that change according to a predetermined schedule are also included.
One thing to note is that there may be a long term capital gains tax on the profits you make from your zero
coupon municipal
bond depending on what price you bought it compared the the original
issue discount price.
The SPV established a
bond programme to
issue Cedi - denominated medium - to - long - term amortising
bonds on the back of ESLA receivables to repay legacy debt to the tune of up to GH cents 10,000.00 million, he said, adding: «The first tranche of
bonds issued under this programme, comprised a 7 - year (GH cents 2,408.60 million) and a 10 - year (GH cents 2,375.35 million)
bond with
coupons of 19.0 percent and 19.5 percent respectively, for a total of GH cents 4,783.97 million.»
The first two
bonds, totaling 1.13 billion dollars, was
issued at 15 and 7 years period with the same
coupon of 19.75 %.
However at 10.75 %, the yield on the
bond is still much higher than government's initial target of 8.5 % and also higher than the previous one which had
coupon rates of 8 % and 8.5 % percent for its $ 2 billion
bond issued.
Hydis (a PVI subsidiary) will
issue US$ 18.3 million zero
coupon bonds and US$ 12.2 million
bonds with
coupon rate of 4 % to LGD, PVI said in a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE).
One month later, in February 2017, fellow «AAA» - rated Johnson & Johnson
issued USD 2.5 billion of 30 - year
bonds with an average of
coupon of 3.7 %.
In January 2017, Microsoft Corp
issued a total of USD 7.5 billion of 30 - year
bonds with an average
coupon of 4.2 %.
Namely,
bond coupon payments are determined by market interest rates, the type of
issuing entity (government
bonds pay lower
coupons than corporate
bonds because of lower default risk), the creditworthiness of the
issuing entity (AAA companies pay lower
coupons than CCC companies), and the maturity of the
bond, which we will talk about next.
You may also come across zero -
coupon bonds which pay no interest but which are
issued at a discount to the value on maturity, creating a capital gain.
In most cases, a
bond's
coupon is set when it's
issued, and the rate won't change.
Between the
issue date and maturity date, the
bond issuer will make
coupon payments to the bondholder.
Trills, being perpetual
bonds with a growing
coupon, are longer than any fixed income instrument that I have ever seen, so if they were
issued in large amounts, who knows what the initial yields would be?
Assuming the
bond was actually
issued with a negative
coupon, if you are short (borrowing someone else's
bond to sell the
bond at a lower price / higher yield) Who pays the
coupon?
One of the most common ways is to
issue debt in the form of
bonds which allows investors to receive an interest payment also known as a
coupon payment.
Bond: A bond is a contract between an issuing entity (typically a government or a corporation) and a lender / investor where the lender gives the issuer a predetermined amount of money (called the principal) for a fixed term and in return receives interest payments (also called coupon payments) until the maturity of the b
Bond: A
bond is a contract between an issuing entity (typically a government or a corporation) and a lender / investor where the lender gives the issuer a predetermined amount of money (called the principal) for a fixed term and in return receives interest payments (also called coupon payments) until the maturity of the b
bond is a contract between an
issuing entity (typically a government or a corporation) and a lender / investor where the lender gives the issuer a predetermined amount of money (called the principal) for a fixed term and in return receives interest payments (also called
coupon payments) until the maturity of the
bondbond.
Zero
coupon bonds are
issued at a discount to par value.
At the same time, these 10 companies have
issued 362 individual securities that are held in the Global Aggregate, and there are a dizzying array of factors that determine the relative value of each of these
bonds, including currency, maturity,
coupon, liquidity, and structure, just to list a few.
For example, suppose an investor purchases a 20 - year, zero -
coupon municipal
bond at an original
issue at a price of 50.
Newly -
issued bonds tend to have
coupon rates that match or exceed the current national interest rate.
As a result, the
bonds already on the market will fall in price in order to match the same
coupon rate at which the new
issues are trading.
If the
bond has face value $ 1100 five years from now and is sold by the issuer for $ 1000 today, then it is not a
coupon bond in the usual sense of the word (and it does not have a 10 %
coupon) but rather it is a zero -
coupon or original
issue discount
bond.
If the company chooses to restructure, they might offer a tender to pay off the
bond early and
issue a new
bond on different terms, but the
coupon is fixed for the life of the
bond.
Conversely, if conditions improved, or under the same conditions ACME company
issued bonds with a higher
coupon / rate of return, the market might well bid the price of the
bond up from its PAR /
issuing value, resulting in a lower yield.
Example: Jane buys a newly
issued 10 - year corporate
bond that has a 4 %
coupon rate — that is, its annual payments equal 4 % of the
bond's principal.
Government or corporate entities may
issue zero
coupon bonds.
Depending on the length of time until maturity, zero -
coupon bonds can be
issued at very large discounts to par, sometimes 20 % or more.
If you think your
bond is going to
issue an X %
coupon, you can look at the balance sheet and see if that kind of return is sensible given the size and mixture of assets.
The savings add up further if the municipal zero
coupon bond is
issued by an entity in the investor's own state.
New
issues offering higher
coupons come along, so
bonds with a
coupon yielding less interest are less attractive and the prices drop.
Try making that 18 years, and you get an idea of how painful it can be to hold long - term
bonds during a period of rising interest rates when new
bonds are being
issued with higher
coupon rates.
So if Company XYZ's
bonds are callable, and rates fall from 10 % to 3 %, Company XYZ will probably call the 10 %
bonds and
issue new
bonds with a lower
coupon.
Some short - term
bonds, such as the U.S. Treasury bill, are always
issued at a discount, and pay par amount at maturity rather than paying
coupons.
The name «
coupon» arose because in the past, paper
bond certificates were
issued which had
coupons attached to them, one for each interest payment.
a debt security
issued by a private corporation; interest is taxable and is generally paid according to a
coupon rate set at the time the
bond is
issued; generally have a face value of $ 1,000 and a specific maturity date
SS&C Technologies Inc.
issued USD 600 million of an eight - year
bond with a
coupon of 5.875 %.
If investors demanded 6 %, GE would
issue $ 100 million in
bonds with a «
coupon rate» (the interest rate) of 6 % that would be immediately bought by pre-agreed upon banks, funds, and sometimes, individuals.