Definition 1
The interest rate on a fixed income security, determined upon issuance, and expressed as a percentage of par.
Definition 2
The term for each interest payment made to the bondholder.
This content can be found on the following page:
http://www.investorwords.com/cgi-bin/getword.cgi?id=1171&term=coupon
email to a friend
print this definition
cite this definition
link to this page
Copy and paste this HTML in your website to link to this page
Related Research Articles from the InvestorGuide.com University
Basic Bond Concepts
Read about the most important fundamental concepts of bonds, including par value, maturity, coupon, nominal and current yield, yield to maturity, and duration. We also explain what the various bond ratings mean.
Other Types of Bonds
Find out about bonds issued by mortgage associations, savings bonds, Brady bonds, as well as those issued by other government agencies, and what the advantages and disadvantages of each type are.
Municipal Bonds
Learn about the two types of bonds issued by municipal organizations: General Obligation bonds and Revenue bonds, and what the benefits of municipal bonds in general are.
|
