A 'Step-up bond' pays a coupon that:
Explanation
Fruit 4 (Page 13) defines Step-up bonds.
Other questions
What does a bond primarily represent in a financial transaction?
Which term describes the amount repaid to the bondholder at maturity?
An investor purchases a bond with a face value of USD 1,000 and a 5 percent coupon rate. What is the annual interest payment?
Yield to Maturity (YTM) is best described as:
Which entity is considered a supranational organization issuer?
Why do sovereign bonds usually represent the lowest credit risk in a region?
What refers to the remaining time to a bond's maturity?
Fixed-income securities with a tenor of one year or less at issuance are known as:
Bonds with no stated maturity date are called:
How is the coupon determined for a Floating-Rate Note (FRN)?
In a Floating-Rate Note (FRN), the credit spread is usually:
What defines a Zero-Coupon Bond?
Which type of debt has priority over other debt claims in the event of bankruptcy?
A contingency provision in a legal agreement:
A callable bond gives the issuer the right to:
In a callable bond structure, the issuer is considered to be:
A putable bond gives the investor the right to:
For a convertible bond, the investor effectively holds:
Current Yield (CY) is calculated as:
Current yield is analogous to which measure for an equity security?
Which of the following is NOT an assumption of Yield to Maturity (YTM)?
The Yield Curve is a graphical depiction of:
The difference between the yield curve of corporate bonds and government bonds is primarily due to:
What is an Indenture?
National governments typically have the sovereign right to repay debt using:
Corporate issuers with less stable operating cash flows often offer what to investors?
What are Covenants in the context of a bond issue?
Affirmative covenants typically specify:
Which of the following is an example of an affirmative covenant?
A 'pari passu' clause ensures that:
What does a 'cross-default clause' specify?
Negative covenants typically prohibit issuers from:
An 'incurrence test' covenant restricts the issuer's ability to:
What is the purpose of a 'Negative Pledge Clause'?
Asset-backed securities (ABS) are repaid primarily from:
Which type of issuer includes agencies like national railways or postal services?
Corporate bonds pay interest typically at what frequency?
The higher an issuer’s credit quality, the:
If a bond has a Coupon Rate of 10 percent and a Face Value of 100, but the price is 110, the Current Yield is:
In the context of bond covenants, highly restrictive covenants may:
What defines a 'foreign bond'?
A 'Global Bond' is issued simultaneously in:
Which feature distinguishes a Eurobond?
The tax treatment of Original Issue Discount (OID) in the United States typically involves:
Capital gains on bonds are usually taxed:
A 'Sukuk' is a fixed-income instrument that:
Contingent Convertible Bonds (CoCos) differ from standard convertibles because:
Which bond type pays interest in the form of additional principal rather than cash?
In a 'waterfall structure' used in ABS, principal repayments are: