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What are bonds?
Brief About Bonds
A bond is a fixed-income instrument that
represents a loan made by an investor to
a borrower (typically corporate or
governmental). A bond could be thought
of as an I.O.U. between the lender and
borrower that includes the details of the
loan and its payments. Bonds are used by
companies, municipalities, states, and
sovereign governments to finance
projects and operations. Owners of
bonds are debt holders, or creditors, of
the issuer.
Bonds are units of corporate debt issued by companies and
securitized as tradeable assets.
A bond is referred to as a fixed-income instrument since
bonds traditionally paid a fixed interest rate (coupon) to
debt holders. Variable or floating interest rates are also now
quite common.
Bond prices are inversely correlated with interest rates:
when rates go up, bond prices fall and vice-versa.
Bonds have maturity dates at which point the principal
amount must be paid back in full or risk default.
What are bonds
What are bonds

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What are bonds

  • 2. Brief About Bonds A bond is a fixed-income instrument that represents a loan made by an investor to a borrower (typically corporate or governmental). A bond could be thought of as an I.O.U. between the lender and borrower that includes the details of the loan and its payments. Bonds are used by companies, municipalities, states, and sovereign governments to finance projects and operations. Owners of bonds are debt holders, or creditors, of the issuer.
  • 3. Bonds are units of corporate debt issued by companies and securitized as tradeable assets. A bond is referred to as a fixed-income instrument since bonds traditionally paid a fixed interest rate (coupon) to debt holders. Variable or floating interest rates are also now quite common. Bond prices are inversely correlated with interest rates: when rates go up, bond prices fall and vice-versa. Bonds have maturity dates at which point the principal amount must be paid back in full or risk default.