Current yield

The current yield, interest yield, income yield, flat yield, market yield, mark to market yield or running yield is a financial term used in reference to bonds and other fixed-interest securities such as gilts. It is the ratio of the annual interest (coupon) payment and the bond's price:

${\text{Current yield}}={\frac {\text{Annual interest payment}}{\text{Current price}}}.$

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