Interest
The amount of compensation for the use of borrowed money paid to the bondholders by the issuer or the borrower.
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Accrued Interest
The dollar amount of Interest due on a Bond, computed at that Bond’s Interest Rate, from the last Interest Payment Date to the date of calculation.
Preparing Bonds
Learn about over various terms and concepts that may arise while preparing a bond issue.
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Weighted Average Maturity
Generally, the weighted average maturity of a bond issue is the sum of the product of the issue price of each maturity of the bond issue multiplied by the number of years from the closing until that maturity date divided by the issue price of the entire bond issue.