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SHORT-TERM Definition

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SHORT-TERM usually encompasses a calendar of 12 months or less.

 

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E&P is Earnings and Profits.

CURRENT YIELD, in bonds, is the annual interest or dividend payments expressed as a percentage of the bond's current price. For bonds, where yield to maturity factors in the original purchase price, current yield is strictly a measure of the income stream.


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