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In finance, a bond is a type of security under which the issuer owes the holder a debt, and is obliged – depending on the terms – to provide cash flow to the creditor (e.g. repay the principal (i.e. amount borrowed) of the bond at the maturity date as well as interest (called the coupon) over a specified amount of time. [1])
The coupon (of a bond) is the annual interest that the issuer must pay, expressed as a percentage of the principal. The maturity is the end of the bond, the date that the issuer must return the principal. The issue is another term for the bond itself. The indenture, in some cases, is the contract that states all of the terms of the bond.
Bonds and bank loans form what is known as the credit market. The global credit market in aggregate is about three times the size of the global equity market. [2] Bank loans are not securities under the Securities and Exchange Act, but bonds typically are and are therefore more highly regulated.
The price you pay for a bond may be different from its face value, and will change over the life of the bond, depending on factors like the bond’s time to maturity and the interest rate environment.
In finance, maturity or maturity date is the date on which the final payment is due on a loan or other financial instrument, such as a bond or term deposit, at which point the principal (and all remaining interest) is due to be paid. [1] [2] [3] Most instruments have a fixed maturity date which is a specific date on which the instrument matures ...
At the end of the bond's life the money should be repaid in full. Interest may be added to the end payment, or can be paid in regular installments (known as coupons) during the life of the bond. A letter of credit or LC can also be the source of payment for a transaction, meaning that redeeming the letter of credit will pay an exporter. Letters ...
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury, which rises as the price of the bond falls, briefly surged above the 4.8% mark Monday morning, its highest level since November 2023, while its 30-year ...
Debt monetization or monetary financing is the practice of a government borrowing money from the central bank to finance public spending instead of selling bonds to private investors or raising taxes. The central banks who buy government debt, are essentially creating new money in the process to do so.