FINANCIAL LEVERAGE Definition

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FINANCIAL LEVERAGE is the use of debt to increase the expected return on equity. Financial leverage is measured by the ratio of debt to debt plus equity.

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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).

DTD can be: Dated, Day-to-day, or Document Type Description, among others.

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