Definition
The yield on a debt as calculated from the purchase price. A more accurate measure of the return on a bond investment than the simple coupon payment. Computed using both the capital gain from price appreciation and the bond's yield.
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effective interest rate, nominal rate of interest, internal rate of return (IRR)
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