Sunday, September 19, 2010

BOND CHARACTERISTICS

BOND CHARACTERISTICS

Face or par value
Coupon rate
Zero coupon bond
Compounding and payments
Accrued Interest
Indenture

Treasury Notes and Bonds

T Note maturities range up to 10 years
T bond maturities range from 10 – 30 years
Bid and ask price
Quoted in points  and as a percent of par
Accrued interest
Quoted price does not include interest accrued

Figure 10.1 Listing of Treasury Issues



Corporate Bonds

Most bonds are traded over the counter
Registered
Bearer bonds
Call provisions
Convertible provision
Put provision (putable bonds)
Floating rate bonds
Preferred Stock

Figure 10.2 Investment Grade Bonds


Other Domestic Issuers

Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Farm Credit Agencies
Ginnie Mae
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac

Innovations in the Bond Market

Reverse floaters
Asset-backed bonds
Pay-in-kind bonds
Catastrophe bonds
Indexed bonds
TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Securities)

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