The yield is how much interest you earn if you hold the bond to maturity, which people often equate with expected return.

所谓收益率就是你持有的某种债券期满时可以获得的利息，人们经常将之等同于预期回报。

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Debt of longer maturity is also available to creditworthy firms at lower interest rates than before the financial crisis.

不仅如此，信用度较好的企业现在还能发行长期债券，利率甚至比金融危机前更低。

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The theory of the term structure is the theory of how interest rates differ according to maturity or term.

利率期限结构理论就是，怎样由不同的期限，产生不同的利率？

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The theory of the term structure is the theory of how interest rates differ according to maturity or term.

利率期限结构理论就是,怎样由不同的期限,产生不同的利率

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Meanwhile, issuers are having to find the money both to pay the interest and, at maturity, to repay investors.

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However, holding to maturity may be difficult, as bond investors discovered in the late 1930s and 1940s, once stocks begin producing 10% to 25% in some years, while the 20-year corporate bond will continue to pay only 4.5% or whatever annually to maturity (and meanwhile may be significantly underwater until maturity due to rising interest rates).

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In essence, duration is a much better measure of sensitivity to changes in interest rates than simple maturity, because it takes into account when investors get their money.

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