CASH DISCOUNT Definition

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CASH DISCOUNT is a refund of some fraction of the amount paid because the purchase price is paid by the buyer in cash, as opposed to making the purchase on credit or, sometimes, credit card or check.

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FACE-AMOUNT CERTIFICATE is a debt security issued by face amount. The holder makes payments periodically to the issues, and the issuer promises to pay the purchaser the face value at maturity or the surrendered value if the security is presented by the maturity specified in the certificate.

YIELD TO CALL is the effective annual rate of return a bond earns assuming it is held until the bond's call date, not maturity, and is called (bought) by the issuer at a specific price (call price).

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