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yield to call — ( YTC) The annual percentage yield of a security calculated using the yield to maturity formula but with the assumption that the security is called on the first call date or on the first par call date. American Banker Glossary The percentage rate … Financial and business terms
Yield — The percentage rate of return paid on a stock in the form of dividends, or the effective rate of interest paid on a bond or note. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. yield yield 1 [jiːld] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] FINANCE the… … Financial and business terms
yield — A measure of the annual return on an investment. Chicago Board of Trade glossary 1) The production of a piece of land; e.g., his land yielded 100 bushels per acre. 2) The return provided by an investment; for example, if the return on an… … Financial and business terms
yield to maturity — The rate of return an investor receives if a fixed income security is held to maturity. Chicago Board of Trade glossary The percentage rate of return paid on a bond, note, or other fixed income security ( fixed income securities) if the investor… … Financial and business terms
Yield to maturity — The percentage rate of return paid on a bond, note or other fixed income security if you buy and hold it to its maturity date. The calculation for YTM is based on the coupon rate, length of time to maturity and market price. It assumes that… … Financial and business terms
Yield to call — The percentage rate of a bond or note, if you were to buy and hold the security until the call date. This yield is valid only if the security is called prior to maturity. Generally bonds are callable over several years and normally are called at… … Financial and business terms
profit — prof·it n 1: gain in excess of expenditures: as a: the excess of the selling price of goods over their cost b: net income from a business, investment, or capital appreciation compare earnings, loss … Law dictionary
yield — 1 / yēld/ vt: to produce as return from an expenditure or investment: furnish as profit or interest an account that yield s 6 percent vi 1: to give place or precedence (as to one having a superior right or claim) 2: to relinquish the floor of a… … Law dictionary
Yield management — Yield management, also known as revenue management, is the process of understanding, anticipating and influencing consumer behavior in order to maximize revenue or profits from a fixed, perishable resource (such as airline seats or hotel room… … Wikipedia
yield´er — yield «yeeld», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to produce; bear: »This land yields good crops. Mines yield ores. SYNONYM(S): furnish, supply. b) to give in return; bring in: »an investment which yielded a large profit. c) to fill a need; furnish; afford … Useful english dictionary
