ACCT 1201 Lecture Notes - Callable Bond, Credit Risk, Convertible Bond
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Bonds sold at a discount: straight-line amortization, effective-interest amortization. Characteristics of bonds - issued to raise money for long-term purposes. Bond principal, par value, maturity value or face value the amount (a) payable at the maturity of the bond and (b) on which the periodic cash interest payments are computed. Stated (interest) rate, contract (interest) rate, or coupon (interest) rate the rate of cash interest per period stated in the bond contract. Cash interest payment = bond principal * stated rate. Market (interest) rate, effective (interest) rate or yield - the rate of interest currently being demanded by creditors to compensate them for the risks related to bonds (specifically default risk) Default risk - the probability that a bond issuer will not be able to meet the requirements specified in the indenture. Moody"s and standard & poor"s (agencies that evaluate default risk) use letter ratings to specify the quality of a bond.