premium bond

premium bond definition - finance
A bond that is valued at more than its face amount. A bond may trade at a premium because interest rates have fallen since it was issued.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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