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Accrued Interest Bond - Explained

What is an Accrued Interest Bond?

Written by Jason Gordon

Updated at April 17th, 2022

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What is an Accrued Interest Bond?Example of accrued interest Academic Research on Accrued Interest

What is an Accrued Interest Bond?

The accrued interest of a bond is the amount of interest earned on the bond but awaiting payment. This interest is accumulated from when a bond coupon is issued. In bond trading, the buyer pays the seller the market price of the bond plus the accrued interest since this is the bond sale's settlement price. The settlement price, however, only occurs in the transaction belonging to the interest-bearing, coupon-paying bond. Income bonds are exempted since they pay interest only when they are profitable. The formula for calculating accrued interest is given below 

Accrued interest = coupon rate expressed in decimal * interest period annual score * face value.

If the bond is sold before the date of interest payment, then the seller does not own the interest. However, before this, the purchaser must first reimburse the seller accordingly for the holding time of the bond from the previous payment date to the settlement date. 

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Example of accrued interest 

Assume an interest payment date is January 1and July 1 for a bond with a value of $100,000 and a 10% interest rate. If the bond were to be sold on March 1, the accrued interest would be $1,667. This amount is calculated using the formula as follows. 0.01 x 2/12 x $100,000 = $1,667

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