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The coupon rate a company pays on a bond is the most obvious cost of debt financing, but it isn't the only cost of financing. The price at which a company sells its bonds -- and the resulting premium ...

One way for your company to raise capital is to issue bonds. You'll have to decide how much money you want to raise, when you want to pay back the bonds and what interest rate you want to pay. Each ...

If you issue a bond at other than its face, or par, value, you must amortize the difference between the issue price and par. A premium bond sells for more than par; discount bonds sell below par.

What is a 10 year loan with 25 year amortization? What is amortization vs depreciation? What is amortization? Why is understanding amortization important? What does an amortization calculator do?

When companies issue a bond, they do so with a par value and a coupon rate: the terms that dictate the yield of the bond for potential investors. However, once they reach the market, bonds can trade ...