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Business Definition for: Above Par

  • used to describe a security that trades above its nominal value

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Which Is Better: Discount Or High Coupon Rate?
This calculator computes rates of return, before and after taxes, for a discounted bond and high-coupon bond. Generally, you pay a price below par value discount for a bond that has a low coupon rate relative to market interest rates. You pay a price above par value premium for a...
Tags: Coupon, Bond, Kiplinger Washington Editors, Investment, Finance
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Kohlberg Capital Corporation Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from John Hecht - JMP Securities. John Hecht - JMP Securities You guys gave some information related to the gross investments and repayments during the quarter, but I wonder if you could summarize them. It sounded like you had...
Tags: Repayment, Security, Call Transcript, Yield, Earnings, Investment, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2008-09-21
WICT: Cox, Discovery are above PAR.
Women contemplating a career in cable would do well to consider opportunities at Cox Communications Inc. and Discovery Communications Inc. Those companies were named as the recipients of the 2004 Forerunner Accolade for the Best Operator and ...
Tags: company, Cox Communications Inc., Discovery Communications Inc., survey, women
Research articles 2004-11-08
New Gizmondo(TM) Game Well Above Par.
LONDON, May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- LONDON, May 3 /PRNewswire/ --
Tags: game
Research articles 2005-05-03
Zagat's Above Par
If you spend any time around golfers at all, you soon discover that most of them, regardless of their skill level, consider themselves experts on the game. Hackers who can't break 100 are eager to share their thoughts about everything from Tiger's putting stroke to Curtis Strange's boneheaded handling of...
Tags: Games, Hacking, SECURITY, Zagat
Research articles 2002-11-25
BRIEFLY
General: Sorenstam in race for third LPGA win of year Annika Sorenstam faced a very unfamiliar position after two straight bogeys pushed her score above par late in the opening round of the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship, but she rallied with birdies on her last two holes...
Tags: Games, NBA, team, tournament, Tyson
Research articles 2004-04-30
An old Kite still good enough to fly high above PGA's elite
BETHESDA, United States AFP — Tom Kite, trying to become the oldest winner in US PGA Tour history at age 55, fired a five-under par 66 to seize a one-stroke lead after the third round of the Booz Allen Classic. Kite, seeking a 20th career US tour triumph that...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER
Research articles 2005-06-11
CPR tags above par for safety-conscious golfers
Gregg Raffa considers his company, New Hyde Park-based Life Tags, a business that provides a public service for golfers. The company sells four-and-a-half-inch-square plastic tags with CPR instructions and instructional visuals printed on one side, and a customized logo or additional safety instructions on the other. Those handy instructions can...
Tags: American Red Cross, MARKETING, SALES
Research articles 2005-07-22
Canadian Forex Midday: C$ Firms.
Byline: Resource News International WINNIPEG, MB, Sep 28, 2007 Resource News International via COMTEX -- The Canadian dollar was trading at a firmer level versus the US dollar at mid- session on Friday. Broad-based US dollar weakness caused the Canadian dollar to rise above...
Tags: Center for Democracy and Technology, Litigation, settlement
Research articles 2007-09-28
Canadian Forex Midday: C$ Firms.
Byline: Resource News International WINNIPEG, MB, Oct 01, 2007 Resource News International via COMTEX -- The Canadian dollar was trading at a firmer level versus the US dollar at mid-session on Monday. The Canadian currency remains above par amid quiet trading, market watchers said....
Tags: Center for Democracy and Technology, Litigation, settlement
Research articles 2007-10-01
CXOs Evaluate Above Par Golf Equipment Manufacturing Companies
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Roughly one out of two U.S. company executives - CXOs - routinely play golf. Thus, it is not too surprising that their brand preferences for golf equipment could impact the golf equipment market. Currently, Frost & Sullivan's Competitive Benchmarking Services team is conducting a study...
Tags: brand, Branding, Frost & Sullivan, MARKETING
Research articles 2008-05-27
U.S. Open brings out above-par advertising.(golf tournament)(Brief Article)
While many advertisers might not be able to afford Tiger Woods as a corporate spokesperson, they can do the next best thing: advertise heavily during any major golf tournament he has entered. During last month's U.S. Open in Farmingdale, N.Y., dozens of b-to-b marketers did so,...
Tags: advertisement, B2B, E-business/E-commerce, INTERNET, Morgan Stanley
Research articles 2002-07-15
CCA PERFORMS ABOVE PAR FOR FCIF.(CCA Global Partners, Floor Covering Industry Foundation )(Brief Article)
ATLANTA-CCA Global Partners topped its charitable efforts of last year, raising $120,000 for the Floor Covering Industry Foundation at the company's second annual CCA Global Partners/FCIF Charity Golf Tournament. This year, more than 165 golfers and guests gathered at the Evergreen Marriott...
Tags: CCA Global Partners Inc.
Research articles 2004-11-08
Tourism Holdings performs above par.
Sep 17, 2002 (Travel Digest NZ - ABIX via COMTEX) Tourism Holdings made an after-tax unaudited net profit of $NZ0.3 million in 2001-02. The figure exceeds the loss or break-even result predicted by the Australasian firm in February 2002. Sales revenue fell by nine...
Tags: Tourism Holdings Ltd.
Research articles 2002-09-17
BOC AND CCB READY TO GO PUBLIC
AsiaInfo Services 04-01-2005 BOC and CCB Ready to Go Public BEIJING, Apr 01, 2005 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Bank of China and China Construction Bank are above-par to go public and the central bank has not decided on raising interest rates,...
Tags: Bank of China, China Construction Bank
Research articles 2005-04-01
ICS in $2M Repurchase Plan
Integrated Circuit Systems Inc., Valley Forge, Pa., plans to repurchase up to $2 million of its subordinated debt. According to a limited waiver to its credit agreement approved by a bank syndicate, ICS may do the transaction as long as it has paid an amount equal to the next 24...
Tags: Integrated Circuit Systems Inc.
Research articles 1999-09-13
Canada's Loonie Assassin Strikes Again!
Jeff Nielson submits: On February 1, 2008, the day that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Mark Carney as the new Governor of the Bank of Canada, Canada's currency was soaring at a multi-decade high – well above par versus the U.S. dollar. Carney immediately began to...
Tags: US Market, Jeff Nielson, CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust
External links 2009-06-16
Soccer-England: Pires nets Premiership player accolade.
Mar 10, 2003 The Sports Network via COMTEX London, England Sports Network - Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires on Monday was named the Player of the Month for February of the Barclaycard Premiership. Over the course of the month, the Frenchman...
Tags: The Sports Network
Research articles 2003-03-10
Loan Marketplace Heats Up with Recent Closings
Business Editors BankXchange tm, the new loan-trading marketplace established by Bridger Commercial Funding, has just closed two more commercial real estate loan sales totaling $7.8 million, the company announced today. In both instances, the loans sold within 10 days, and for above-par prices. One bank sold a $5.8 million...
Tags: Bridger Commercial Funding LLC
Research articles 2002-06-25
Polycom Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Yes, thank you. [Operator Instruction]. Our first question comes from the line of John Anthony from Cowen & Company. Please proceed with your question. John Anthony - Cowen & Company Good afternoon, guys. Couple of question, but before we get started did...
Tags: Polycom Inc.
Earnings calls 2007-10-18
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