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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 MatchesLehman Brothers Corporate Bond IndexLehman Brothers Corporate Bond IndexA benchmark index that includes all publicly issued, fixed-rate, nonconvertible, dollar-denominated, SEC-registered, investment-grade corporate debt. Short term bond fundShort term bond fundA bond mutual fund holding short to intermediate-term bonds that have maturities of three to five years. Performance bondPerformance bondA surety bond between two parties, insuring one party against loss if the terms of a contract are not fulfilled. Gold bondGold bondBonds issued by gold-mining companies and backed by gold. The bonds make interest payments based on the level of gold prices. Dollar price of a bondDollar price of a bondPercentage of face value at which a bond is quoted. Further SuggestionsOverhanging BondBond fund secured bond Active bond crowd municipal bond Par bond Subordinated bonds Lehman Brothers New York Municipal Bond Index Bond equivalent yield Collateral trust bonds Combination bond Reorganization bond Low coupon bond refunding Collateralized Bond Obligation (CBO) Put bond property bond Bond broker bond anticipation note Chastity bonds bond interest yield Savings bond growth bond US Treasury bond bulldog bond bond yield |
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