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Franck Dernoncourt
Franck Dernoncourt
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For example, I'm looking at the following US Treasury bonds ordered by decreasing yield to maturity (YTM) on Charles Schwab:

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If I simply want to maximize the returns, assuming no default risk, should I just look at the YTM or do I have to do the math for each bondsbond to take into account the accrued interest?

For example, I'm looking at the following US Treasury bonds ordered by decreasing yield to maturity (YTM) on Charles Schwab:

enter image description here

If I simply want to maximize the returns, assuming no default risk, should I just look at the YTM or do I have to do the math for each bonds to take into account the accrued interest?

For example, I'm looking at the following US Treasury bonds ordered by decreasing yield to maturity (YTM) on Charles Schwab:

enter image description here

If I simply want to maximize the returns, assuming no default risk, should I just look at the YTM or do I have to do the math for each bond to take into account the accrued interest?

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Franck Dernoncourt
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How shall one take into account the accrued interest when purchasing a bond on the secondary market?

For example, I'm looking at the following US Treasury bonds ordered by decreasing yield to maturity (YTM) on Charles Schwab:

enter image description here

If I simply want to maximize the returns, assuming no default risk, should I just look at the YTM or do I have to do the math for each bonds to take into account the accrued interest?