To expand on @DilipSarwate's comment regarding your first bullet point, if the original
face value for the
bond is $ 1000, it has a maturity
of five years and a coupon rate
of 10 %, then each
of those five years you will receive $ 100 (10 %
of $ 1000) and at the end
of the five years you will receive $ 1000 back, for a
total outlay
of $ 1000 and a
total income
of $ 1500, netting you $ 500.