So I was reading and it said that with a bond when a interest rate goes down bond value goes up? How does that work? Tf?
I wouldn't have put it in the chemistry section. We use the term bond in a different way to economists.
Anyhoo, how about the following:
If you took out a £100, 1 year bond on a 1% interest rate, after the year you would have £101. If you put the money into a bank at 0% interest, you'd have £100 at the end of the year. The value of the bond is that 1% you earnt. If the bank put up their interest rate to 0.5% on the day you bought the bond, then the value of the bond goes down relative to the amount of interest you gain from the bank.
I wouldn't have put it in the chemistry section. We use the term bond in a different way to economists.
Anyhoo, how about the following:
If you took out a £100, 1 year bond on a 1% interest rate, after the year you would have £101. If you put the money into a bank at 0% interest, you'd have £100 at the end of the year. The value of the bond is that 1% you earnt. If the bank put up their interest rate to 0.5% on the day you bought the bond, then the value of the bond goes down relative to the amount of interest you gain from the bank.
I imagine.
Eek so hard to understand ( I posted by accident I don’t know how to change it to a different forum)