High-yield debt
High yield debt is essentially non-bank debt that does not carry an investment grade rating and that typically bears interest at a higher rate as compared to investment grade issues. The minimum rating for...
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Debt
An accumulation money borrowed by one party from another. Many corporations/individuals use debt like a method for making large purchases that they could not afford under normal circumstances. A debt arrangement provides borrowing party...
Fixed Income
The term “fixed income” means a sort of investment that can not be classified as an equity position, but which provides an obligation to the issuer or borrower to pay against it on a...
Corporate Bond
The type of bond that is known as a corporate bond is the issuance of a particular type of security from a corporation or other type of company. This is a type of bond...
Bond valuation
Bond valuation is the process by which one may determine the fairest pricing at which to buy a bond. Just as with all of the various types of securities and capital investments, what is...
Hybrid security
A security which covers two or more than two financial products is called hybrid security. New kinds of securities are made after short intervals of time to fulfill the requirements of different types of...
Montreal Exchange
The Montreal Exchange (Bourse de Montréal) or simply MX is a futures and options (derivatives) exchange located in the Canadian city of Montreal. Along with equities, it offers derivative products in currencies, indices, Exchange...
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)
Founded in 1848, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) is the oldest futures and options exchange in the world. Futures and options contracts traded by more than 3600 CBOT members numbered over 454 million...
Bond Market
The term bond market has many different meanings, which include fixed income market and credit income market. It is a financial environment or market where individuals can apply for new debts which are most...
Money market
A money market is a market where money or its equivalent can be traded, money being a synonym for liquidity. Money markets consist of financial institutions and dealers in money or credit who wish...
Government Bond
As a bond issued by a governing entity, a Government bond assures time bound interest payments. A Government bond also guarantees encashment for a certain amount upon completion of a fixed period. The idea...
Municipal bond
Municipal bonds, or Munis for short, are bonds issued by city, county, or state governments for a variety of projects such as building schools, expanding highways, or constructing a new sewage system. Municipal bonds...