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Bond Equivalent Yield (BEY)
 
 
A Treasury bill or other discount instrument's yield over its life, assuming it is purchased at the asked price and the return is annualized using a simple interest approach. Bond equivalent yield is equal to the bill's discount expressed as a fraction of the purchase price multiplied by 365 divided by the number of days to maturity. 
  BEY = (discount / purchase price) * (365 / days to maturity)     
 
 
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