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ZERO COUPON BOND [1 record]

Record 1 2014-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Stock Exchange
DEF

A bond that has no coupon attached and that does not pay an annual rate of interest.

OBS

Instead, the buyer receives the face value of the bond on maturity, having purchased it at a discount. The discount is the imputed rate of interest.

OBS

The term "zero-coupon bond" is sometimes used synonymously with "strip bond," especially in the United States.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Bourse
DEF

Titre obligataire émis à un prix inférieur à sa valeur nominale, ou valeur à l’échéance, pour lequel aucun intérêt périodique n’est versé, l’acheteur comptant tirer un rendement de l’accroissement graduel de la valeur de l’obligation jusqu’à l’échéance fixée.

OBS

L’obligation se négocie à une forte décote pour tenir compte de l’absence de versement périodique d’intérêts.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inversiones
  • Bolsa de valores
DEF

Obligación con vencimiento fijo y sin interés explícito. Se emite al descuento, con lo que el beneficio se produce en la cancelación. Tiene ciertas ventajas fiscales.

OBS

obligación con cupón cero: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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