How to decide what corporate bond to purchase?

A company currently have the following 4 bonds issued:

FLOAT 09/23/2021 Price: 100.50 (spread: 301)

FLOAT 05/25/2023 Price: 95.50 (spread: 556)

FLOAT PERPETUAL Price: 93.00 (spread: 696)

FLOAT 12/12/2024 Price: 94.50 (spread: 576)

How will you argue for and against what bond to purchase?

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depends on what your investment target is...day trader...hold for 1, 5, 10, 20 years?

credit target / risk tolerance?

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just google it...you're welcome

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Well you can only hold them to maturity: 2021/2023/2024 and perpetuity, just based on the current price and spread which bond gives you the highest yield and lowest risk based on those 4 durations? :)

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