HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Date of issueThe financial definition for Date of issue:Used in the context of bonds to refer to the date on which a bond is issued and when interest accrues to the bondholder. Used in the context of stocks to refer to the date trading begins on a new stock issued to the public. Similar MatchesBenchmark issueBenchmark issueAlso called on-the-run or current-coupon issue or bellwether issues. In the secondary market, the benchmark issue is the most recently auctioned Treasury issues for each maturity. Cheapest to deliver issueCheapest to deliver issueThe acceptable Treasury security with the highest implied repo rate; the rate that a seller of a futures contract can earn by buying an issue and then delivering it at the settlement date. Currency no longer issuedCurrency no longer issuedOld and new series gold and silver certificates, Federal Reserve notes, national bank notes, and 1890 Series Treasury notes. Further SuggestionsCurrent coupon issuesCurrent issue Euroequity issues Foreign targeted issue House of issue Issue Issued share capital Click to compare definitions of Date of issue Click to view definitions beginning da |