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BondA debt instrument, issued by a borrower and promising a specified stream of payments to the purchaser, usually regular interest payments plus a final repayment of principal. Bonds are exchanged on open markets including, in the absence of capital controls, internationally, providing a mechanism for international capital mobility.BondThe generic name for a tradable loan security issued by governments and companies as a means of raising capital.The bond guarantees its holder:repayment of capital at a future specified date (the maturity date)a fixed rate of interest (also known as the coupon)Government bonds are known as gilts or Treasury Stock.Bonds offer certainty of income, but may fail to keep pace with inflation.As far as the capital is concerned, you only know exactly how much your bond is worth if you plan to hold it to maturity (when you will be paid back the face value). But in the time between issue and maturity, a bond's value can be as volatile as a share, and if you plan to sell before maturity you run the risk of capital erosion. In general:Bond prices fall when bank interest rates go up (because the interest rate rise attracts money out of bonds into cash)Fear of rising inflation will cause bond prices to fall, because investors worry that bonds will not bring enough income to keep pace with inflationThe German and American bond markets have an effect on UK bond prices, because they are competing for the same institutional capital.Similar MatchesForeign bondForeign bondA bond issued on the domestic capital market of another company. Extendable bondExtendable bondBond whose maturity can be extended at the option of the lender or issuer. Bond premiumBond premiumSee: Bond discount Refunded bondRefunded bondAlso called a prerefunded bond, a bond that originally may have been issued as a general obligation or revenue bond but that is now secured by an escrow fund consisting entirely of direct U.S. government obligations that are sufficient for paying the bondholders. Collateralized Bond Obligation (CBO)Collateralized Bond Obligation (CBO)Investment-grade bonds backed by a collection of junk bonds with different levels of risk, called tiers, that are determined by the quality of junk bond involved. CBOs backed by highly risky junk bonds receive higher interest rates than other CBOs. Further Suggestionsshort bondUS Treasury bond performance bond Series HH bond eurobond Stratified sampling bond indexing Series bond Full coupon bond Discount bond Coupon bond Completion bonding Prior lien bond Revenue bond Conflict between bondholders and stockholders medium term bond Global bonds Bond indexing Companion bonds Arbitrage bonds Single state municipal bond fund Reorganization bond Step up bond corporate bond Bond indenture Special assessment bond |
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