Final answer:
The correct answer is option d. On a bond certificate, the maturity date is included alongside the face value and the coupon rate or interest rate. Market interest rate and discount rate are not found on the bond certificate, but they can affect the bond's present value. The correct answer to the question is the maturity date.
Step-by-step explanation:
A bond certificate is a financial instrument that indicates the debt obligation by the issuer towards the bondholder and contains various pieces of information about the terms of the bond. The information typically included on the certificate comprises the face value (the principal amount the issuer will repay the investor at maturity), the coupon rate or interest rate (the return the investor will get on their money, usually paid semi-annually), and the maturity date (the specific date on which the issuer is due to repay the face value and make the final interest payment to the bondholder).
It is important to understand that market interest rates are not printed on the bond certificate, but they do influence the present value (current market value) of a bond. A bond could be traded at a discount or premium to its face value based on the current market interest rates compared to the bond's coupon rate. However, the discount rate is not initially a part of a bond certificate but might be used later by investors to determine the present value of the bond during its life.
The correct answer to which of the following are included on a bond certificate is: d. maturity date.