1) When investors want a higher yield, a bond is traded at premium and the offered coupon rate higher than its prevailing interest rates
2) A bond will trade at a discount the coupon rate offered is lower than prevailing interest rates. It can be due to the differential in interest rate; default risk or reduction in the credit rating
3) The interest rate is referred to as the coupon rate. A coupon rate refers to the sum of annual interest income paid based on the face value of the bond to a bondholder. A bond’s yield to maturity (YTM) refers to the estimated rate of return on the basis of the assumption that bond is held until maturity date and not called.
4) A bond that is trading above its par value in the secondary market is a premium bond; bond currently trading for less than its par value in the secondary market is a discount bond.
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