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Bonds 202: Callable Bonds

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1.
The yield-to-call is a bond's _______.
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Rate of return. The yield-to-call takes into account the purchase price, redemption price, interest payments, and call date.
2.
Under callability, an investor often must replace a bond earning a low rate of interest with another bond paying a higher rate of interest.
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False. An investor often must replace a bond earning a high rate of interest with another bond paying a lower rate of interest.
3.
Joanne is contemplating buying a callable bond. She will want to make a special point to check _______.
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The call date. Joanne can't be sure of receiving interest income after that date.
4.
For companies, the primary advantage of bond callability is to _______.
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Refinance debts with a more favorable interest rate. Callability protects companies when interest rates fall.
5.
A company may redeem its callable bonds _______.
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Before maturity. Callability is the ability of a bond issuer to redeem its bonds early.