Series 79: Bond Notation

Taken from our Series 79 Top-off Online Guide

Bond Notation

Corporate bond listings typically show the coupon (interest) rate, maturity date, and last price. The listing table in the media also shows the current yield and includes the volume traded. Corporate bond listings would look similar to those below:

Corporate Bond Listing Example:

Bonds

Cur Yld

YTM

Vol

Close

Net Chg

ABC 6s 24

5.7

5.5

20

105 3/8

+ 1/4

XYZ 6s 30

6.05

6.2

10

99 1/8

- 1/8

The companies issuing the bonds are listed in the first column; in this case, ABC and XYZ. Following the names appears the interest rate paid by the bond as a percentage of its par value: ABC’s bonds pay 6%, and XYZ’s bonds pay 6%. The small “s” in the listings refers to the semiannual nature of the payments. The ABC bonds mature in 2024. The XYZ bonds mature in 2030. The ABC bonds have a current yield of 5.7% based on their closing price of 105 3/8% of par, or $1,053.75, and the XYZ bonds have

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