Copyright Law, Basics, and Fair Use. A quiz on various things about copyright law, the basics of it and its protective rights, and fair use basics. This is based on Dr. Shaw's PowerPoints and the Purdue Copyright Web Site. STUDY.
First, the prices of bonds and interest rates move in opposite directions. If interest rates decline, the price of a bond goes up, and if interest rates rise, the price of a bond declines. Second, bonds with longer maturities incur significantly higher interest rate risk than those with shorter maturities.
High yield bonds hold the potential for higher returns for two reasons. Higher coupon rates. In general the issuers of high yield bonds are considered less likely to make interest payments than issuers of investment grade corporate debt. Because investors are being asked to assume this risk, high yield bonds tend to come with higher coupon rates, which can generate additional investment income.