Bonds

debt security issued by a business entity such as a corporation, or a government

fund that specifically invests in bonds and other forms of debt

marketplace where participants trade new debt or buy and sell debt securities

credit rating of a bond based on the likelihood of default and other instrument-specific risks

independent organization that analyzes bonds and the underlying assets in order to offer an investment rating

debt security in which the issuer has included the option to repurchase the bond before its maturity date

debt security that can be changed into a number of shares of the bond issuer's stock

debt security issued by a company in order to raise capital through debt

periodic payment from a bond that is outside of the payment at maturity

ratio used to measure how a company has financed its business through debt, shareholders’ equity, or a combination of both

debt security that sells under the face value

debt security denominated in a currency that is not the home currency of the issuer

principal amount that is returned to the lender at the end of maturity

tangible liquid assets such as cash, stocks, and bonds

debt security issued by a government, whether local, state, or federal

bond with a low credit rating for which investors can expect a high return on investment

debt security that uses a mortgage as the underlying asset

debt security that sells over its face value

return on a bond from the date of purchase through the date of maturity, expressed as an annual percentage

debt security that is issued at a deep discount to its face value; does not pay interest payments, but at maturity pays the full face value