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2.
2. ''Equity investment.''


Dividend yield.
Abbreviation for dividend yield.




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4.
4. ''Taxation.''


Tax yield.
Abbreviation for tax yield.
 
 
5.  ''Property investment.''
 
Abbreviation for rental yield.




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* [[Discount yield]]
* [[Discount yield]]
* [[Dividend yield]]
* [[Dividend yield]]
* [[Equity]]
* [[Forward yield]]
* [[Forward yield]]
* [[High-yield]]
* [[High-yield]]
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* [[Interest rate]]
* [[Interest rate]]
* [[Inverse relationship]]
* [[Inverse relationship]]
* [[Investment]]
* [[Liquidity]]
* [[Liquidity]]
* [[Market value]]
* [[Market value]]
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* [[Periodic rate of interest]]
* [[Periodic rate of interest]]
* [[Periodic yield]]
* [[Periodic yield]]
* [[Property]]
* [[Rate of return]]
* [[Rate of return]]
* [[Security]]
* [[Security]]
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* [[Sterling commercial paper]]
* [[Sterling commercial paper]]
* [[Tax yield]]
* [[Tax yield]]
* [[Taxation]]
* [[Yield spread]]
* [[Yield spread]]
* [[Yield to maturity]]
* [[Yield to maturity]]

Revision as of 11:14, 15 November 2021

1.

The rate of return (or cost) on the current market value of an asset (or liability), usually expressed as a percentage per annum.


For example, today’s yield to maturity of a bond measures the total return to an investor in the bond, reflecting both

  • The interest income over the remaining life of the bond and
  • Any capital gain (or loss) from today’s market value to the redemption amount payable at maturity.


When the market yield to maturity is applied to discount the future cashflows of the asset or liability, the net present value of all of the cashflows - including the current market purchase price - is Nil.


2. Equity investment.

Abbreviation for dividend yield.


3.

More broadly, any measure of a rate of return or borrowing cost.

In this broader sense, yield may be calculated and expressed on a number of different bases.

For this reason, it is essential to identify clearly the basis on which a given yield is expressed, before using it for calculation or comparison.


4. Taxation.

Abbreviation for tax yield.


5. Property investment.

Abbreviation for rental yield.


See also


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