Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Finance and Business: [header] How to calculate an interest payment on a bond [title] Learn what a bond is. [step] Purchasing a bond can be thought of as purchasing debt, or, alternatively stated, loaning money to a company. The bond itself simply represents this debt.

Ending1: A portion of the bond is invested-usually being borrowed over something like a loan-and then the company returns the bond. The remainder, in the interest payment, is debilled, or deposited on the return. Ending2: [substeps] An interest payment is the payment of a certain amount of cash for a short period, usually 10 to 15 years or longer. Interest prices usually list the interest payments made on the bonds, and also the interest amounts on loans and other unexpected purchases. Ending3: Like any loaned money, a bond entitles you to receive interest payments at fixed intervals for a specific time frame, at the end of which you will receive your initial amount back.. [substeps] Corporations and governments issue bonds to raise money to fund projects, or to finance their daily operations. Ending4: The bond represents an interest upon the issuer's realization of the interest. Making payments on the bond at the end of the period are used for a zero sale amount.

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