These are hybrid securities that make it possible for bondholders to convert their bonds into a specified number of shares of the issuer's common stoc...
Such bonds are issued by companies to raise capital for expansion, acquisitions, and other requirements. Corporate bonds usually yield higher than gov...
Municipal Bonds: These are issued by local or state government and raised funds for public projects such as schools, highways, and hospitals. In most ...
These bonds are from national governments. Because it is always possible for a government to raise funds either by taxing its citizens or by printing ...
Yield is the expected return on investment of a bond. It is usually expressed as a percentage value and can be determined in one of several ways. Ther...
The issuer is the party that borrows the money by issuing the bond. It can be the federal, state, or municipal government, a corporation, or a suprana...
It is the date on which the issuer is obliged to pay the face value of the bond to the bondholder. The maturity of bonds can vary between very short t...
The coupon rate is the rate of interest the issuer agrees to pay to the bondholder, expressed usually as a percent of the face value. For example, wit...
Face value, or par value, is the amount the issuer promises to pay the bondholder at maturity. It is usually issued in denominations of $1,000 but may...
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