To be effective issuing and investing in bonds, knowledge of their terminology, characteristics, and features is essential. For example: A bond's refers to the interest payment or payments paid by a bond. A bond issuer is said to be in if it does not pay the interest or the principal in accordance with the terms of the indenture agreement or if it violates one or more of the issue's restrictive covenants. The contract that describes the terms of a borrowing arrangement between a firm that sells a bond issue and the investors who purchase the bonds is called A bond's allows a bondholder or preferred stockholder to convert their bond or preferred share, respectively, into a specified number or value of common shares. Suppose you read an article about the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District bonds. It includes the following information: Bridge Bonds Series A Dated 7-15-2005 4.375% Due 7-15-2055 @100.00 What is the coupon interest rate of this bond? 4.375% O 0.435% If the coupon interest rate is 4.375% for the first six months and changes to a rate equal to the 10-year Treasury bond rate plus 1.3% thereafter, the bond is called a bond. Which feature of a bond contract allows the issuer to redeem bonds under specified terms prior to maturity? Call provision Sinking fund provision Put provision Deferred call provision O Which term is used to describe a call provision in which the issuer is prevented from calling a portion or the entire issue for several years during the early years of the bond issue? O Deferred call provision Sinking fund provision Declining call provision