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Bonds and bond funds can help diversify your portfolio. Bond prices fluctuate, although they tend to be less volatile than stocks. Some bonds, particularly U.S. Treasury securities, come with relatively lower risks and can help preserve capital and potentially generate income. When interest rates rise, bond prices tend to fall, and vice versa. FINRA’s Fixed Income Data offers an easy way to ...
Municipal securities fall into two categories: 1) municipal bonds issued by states, cities, counties and other governmental entities to raise money to build roads, schools and a host of other projects for the public good; and 2) municipal fund securities. Municipal bonds are typically sold in minimum increments of $5,000, pay interest on a semi-annual basis, and have maturities that range from ...
Callable bonds sometimes offer a better interest rate than similar noncallable bonds to help compensate investors for the call risk and the reinvestment risk that they face. Sometimes callable bonds will also set the call price above face value—say $1,002 versus $1,000. But these benefits aren’t without their tradeoffs, so it’s important ...
FINRA provides comprehensive, real-time access to fixed income security and trade information compiled from multiple sources, including but not limited to TRACE, Refinitiv, S&P, Moody’s, and Black Knight Technologies. FINRA and its information providers do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the data. Individuals should not make investment or other financial decisions ...
Yield is a general term that relates to the return on the capital you invest in a bond. Price and yield are inversely related: As the price of a bond goes up, its yield goes down, and vice versa. There are several definitions that are important to understand when talking about yield as it relates to bonds: coupon yield, current yield, yield-to-maturity, yield-to-call and yield-to-worst.
municipal bonds pay lower yields than other government bonds? a) Municipal bonds are lower risk. b) There is a greater demand for municipal bonds. c) Municipal bonds can be tax-free. d) Don’t know 6. You invest $500 to buy $1,000 worth of stock on margin. The value of the stock drops by 50%. You sell it. Approximately how much of your
With a zero, instead of getting interest payments, you buy the bond at a discount from the face value of the bond and are paid the face amount when the bond matures. For example, you might pay $3,500 to purchase a 20-year zero coupon bond with a face value of $10,000. After 20 years, the issuer of the bond pays you $10,000.
The FINRA rules governing margin accounts are as follows: FINRA Rule 4210. Margin Requirements. FINRA Rule 4220. Daily Record of Required Margin. FINRA Rule 4230. Required Submissions for Requests for Extensions of Time Under Regulation T and SEA Rule 15c3-3. FINRA Rule 4240. Security-Based Swap Margin Requirements.
The Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine is the FINRA-developed vehicle that facilitates the mandatory reporting of over-the-counter transactions in eligible fixed income securities. All broker-dealers who are FINRA member firms have an obligation to report transactions in TRACE-eligible securities under an SEC-approved set of rules.
Please note: The following information is intended to provide a general overview of the permitted activities of various registration categories, but it is not an exhaustive list. Please refer to Regulatory Notice 17-30, FINRA Rule 1220 and, regarding retired exam categories, NASD Rule 1032 for further details. Series 6 - Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Limited Representative ...