Practice question · Put in order
Order the steps of issuing a corporate bond.
- At maturity, the face value is repaid
- Bond terms are set: face value, coupon rate, maturity
- Investors buy the bonds, cash arrives
- Semi-annual coupon payments are made to bondholders
- The firm decides it needs long-term financing
Hints
- The need must be identified before terms can be structured.
- Repayment of the principal comes after all the interest periods.
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- The firm decides it needs long-term financing
- Bond terms are set: face value, coupon rate, maturity
- Investors buy the bonds, cash arrives
- Semi-annual coupon payments are made to bondholders
- At maturity, the face value is repaid
Why
Need, structure, issuance, periodic interest, repayment, the lifecycle of a bond from the issuer's perspective.
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