Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Eurobonds are named after the currency they are denominated in. For example, Euroyen and Eurodollar bonds are denominated in Japanese yen and American dollars, respectively. Eurobonds were originally in bearer bond form, payable to the bearer and were also free of withholding tax. The bank paid the holder of the coupon the interest payment due.
TED spread (in red) and components during the financial crisis of 2007–08 TED spread (in green), 1986 to 2015. The TED spread is the difference between the interest rates on interbank loans and on short-term U.S. government debt ("T-bills"). TED is an acronym formed from T-Bill and ED, the ticker symbol for the Eurodollar futures contract.
The Eurodollar futures contract was launched in 1981. It was the first cash-settled futures contract. [13] It traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. [14] Eurodollar futures were an instrument used to wager on Federal Reserve policy or to hedge the direction of short-term interest rates.
This happens because new bonds are issued with higher interest payments, making them more attractive than existing bonds with lower payouts. The opposite tends to happen when interest rates decline.
Bond valuation is the process by which an investor arrives at an estimate of the theoretical fair value, or intrinsic worth, of a bond.As with any security or capital investment, the theoretical fair value of a bond is the present value of the stream of cash flows it is expected to generate.
A short-term interest rate (STIR) future is a futures contract that derives its value from the interest rate at maturation. Common short-term interest rate futures are Eurodollar, Euribor, Euroyen, Short Sterling and Euroswiss, which are calculated on LIBOR at settlement, with the exception of Euribor which is based on Euribor and Euroyen which is based on TIBOR.
Shibosai Bond, a private placement bond in the Japanese market with distribution limited to institutions and banks. Shogun bond, a non-yen-denominated bond issued in Japan by a non-Japanese institution or government [3] Bulldog bond, a pound sterling-denominated bond issued in London by a foreign institution or government. [4]
Eurobond (external bond), a bond issued that is denominated in a currency not native to the country where it is issued; Eurobond (eurozone), proposed government bonds to be issued in euros jointly by the EU’s 19 eurozone states