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  2. Par yield - Wikipedia

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    Par yield is based on the assumption that the security in question has a price equal to par value. [5] When the price is assumed to be par value ($100 in the equation below) and the coupon stream and maturity date are already known, the equation below can be solved for par yield.

  3. Ex-dividend date - Wikipedia

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    The ex-dividend date (coinciding with the reinvestment date for shares held subject to a dividend reinvestment plan) is an investment term involving the timing of payment of dividends on stocks of corporations, income trusts, and other financial holdings, both publicly and privately held.

  4. Floating rate note - Wikipedia

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    Metrics such as yield to maturity and internal rate of return cannot be used to estimate the potential return from a floating rate note. That is the case because it is impossible to forecast the stream of coupon payments with accuracy, since they are tied to a benchmark that is constantly subject to change.

  5. Return on assets - Wikipedia

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    The return on assets (ROA) shows the percentage of how profitable a company's assets are in generating revenue.. ROA can be computed as below: = [1] The phrase return on average assets (ROAA) is also used, to emphasize that average assets are used in the above formula.

  6. Clean price - Wikipedia

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    In finance, the clean price [1] is the price of a bond excluding any interest accrued since bond's issuance and the most recent coupon payment. Comparatively, the dirty price is the price of a bond including the accrued interest.

  7. PIK loan - Wikipedia

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    A PIK, or payment in kind, is a type of high-risk loan or bond that allows borrowers to pay interest with additional debt, rather than cash. That makes it an expensive, high-risk financing instrument since the size of the debt may increase quickly, leaving lenders with big losses if the borrower is unable to pay back the loan.

  8. Fund of funds - Wikipedia

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    Management fees for FOFs are typically higher than those on traditional investment funds because they include the management fees charged by the underlying funds. [3]In its article on Funds of Funds, Investopedia notes that, "Historically, a fund of funds showed an expense figure that didn't always include the fees of the underlying funds.

  9. Retained earnings - Wikipedia

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    This is known as a liquidating dividend or liquidating cash dividend. [ 2 ] In accounting , the retained earnings at the end of one accounting period are the opening retained earnings in the next period, to which is added the net income or net loss for that period and from which is deducted the bonus shares issued in the year and dividends paid ...