Current Return

Current return
Current return, also called current yield, is the amount of interest you earn on a bond in any given year, expressed as a percent of the current market price.

Current return from an investment or expenditure as a percentage of the price of investment or expenditure.

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The annual income from an investment expressed as a percentage of the investment's current value. On stock, this is calculated by dividing yearly dividends by the market price of the security.

The bond price then decreases to compensate for the bond's lower current returns compared to those that could be obtained if a new bond were purchased. default The state of a bond when any terms of the bond's indenture are not followed, e.g.

Nowadays, in most cases, investment allocation is a result of flowing cash to the assets where the current return and risk are satisfied a certain investor expectation.

Market interest rate, current return, effective interest rate. Also see yield to maturity.
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CURRENT YIELD " Also called current return. It is found by dividing the yearly interest by the price of the bond.
CUSIP " See: Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures.
CUSTODIAN ACCOUNT " See: Uniform Gift to Minors Act.

Yield is the current return on a bond in the market. As market conditions change, yield on the bonds rise or fall. If a bond bought at par, then the yield and the coupon rate are the same. But if the yield falls, the price of the bond must rise.

The cost of financing a financial instrument (the short-term rate of interest), when the cost is above the current return of the financial instrument. See Carrying Charges and Positive Carry.
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These funds seek high current return consisting of dividends, premiums from selling options, net short-term gains (including those from the exercising of options) and any profits from closing purchase transactions.

Yield: Also known as return; the dividends or interest paid on a security calculated as a percent of the price paid. In the case of a bond, this figure is known as current return.

941 instructions advise the taxpayer not to file the return if they have filed a final return during the prior quarter or if they are inactive. If a subsequent return is filed, even if the prior return filed was a final return and the current return ...

Current liabilities Short-term debts owed by a company. Current return An investment's present earnings or rate of return. Custodial fees Fees charged by an institution that holds securities in safekeeping for an investor.

See also: Banks, Expense, Bills, Saving, Cyclical