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Credit Hedge Funds: Full Guide to the Industry, Strategies, Recruiting, and Careers

Brian DeChesare

Let’s say that Target has a bond with an 8% Yield to Maturity , i.e., you earn an internal rate of return (IRR) of 8% if you buy the bond at its current market price and hold it until maturity. The Walmart bond’s YTM is still 5%, so its market price is the same. We’re betting that company-specific factors will change each bond’s price.

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