Fixed income securities used to be a relatively obscure part of the financial markets. Up until the late 1970s, bond...
Read moreWhen the term “fixed income securities” is mentioned, investors immediately conjure up images of bonds in their heads. However, this...
Read moreFixed income securities are important to investors’ portfolios since they provide regular income in the form of coupon payments. However,...
Read moreThe first thing that any investor related to fixed income markets first notices about the market is the sheer variety...
Read moreWhen an investor thinks of bonds, they often think about the financial agreement between the investors and the borrowers. However,...
Read moreIn the previous article, we had a closer look at the concept of covenants as well as indentures. However, we...
Read moreIt is important for investors investing in fixed-income securities to be aware of restrictive covenants. This is because restrictive covenants...
Read moreOptions and derivatives are generally associated with equity securities. It is for this reason that most investors are not aware...
Read moreZero-coupon bonds are those bonds that are sold at a deep discount to their face value. This means that these...
Read moreStep-up bonds are special types of fixed income instruments. They help investors partially offset the risks of rising interest rates....
Read moreIn the past few articles, we have studied about different types of coupon payments. These coupon payments vary from each...
Read moreInvestors who hold bonds generally earn a fixed nominal rate of return. However, the nominal return that they earn is...
Read moreThe fixed-income security market is mostly composed of financial instruments which offer a fixed stream of income to investors. In...
Read moreIn the previous article, we studied the concept of convertible debt and some of the common terms which are used...
Read moreIn the previous article, we have established the fact that convertible debt is advantageous to some types of companies. We...
Read moreThe international bond market is a large and diverse market. There are various categories of bonds that are issued in...
Read moreIn the previous article, we understood about how high-yield bonds have emerged as one of the biggest market segments in...
Read moreWhenever the topic of fixed income securities is considered, the obvious assumption many investors make is that the conversation is...
Read moreIn the previous article, we understood what preferred shares are and also paid attention to their characteristic features. In this...
Read moreAsset-backed securities have become famous all over the world in the past few years. The largest market for asset-backed securities...
Read moreIn one of the previous articles, we studied about covered bonds. We discussed how covered bonds are considered to be...
Read moreThe bond market is much larger in size as compared to the equity markets of the world. This is because...
Read moreSTRIP is an acronym that is commonly used to denote Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of securities. This...
Read moreFinance and sustainable business practices have traditionally been considered to be separate fields. It was common for companies all over...
Read moreThe recent coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed the way in which individuals, organizations, and even nations manage their finances. Most...
Read moreWe already know that bonds are issued by a wide variety of entities. Bonds are routinely issued by corporations, banks,...
Read moreThe Eurobond market is one of the largest debt markets in the world. It comprises a large portion of the...
Read moreYield to maturity is a fundamental concept which every bond investor must be aware of. The term yield to maturity...
Read moreIn the previous articles, we have studied the concept of yield to maturity. We now know how to calculate the...
Read moreMost investors across the world are aware of the fact that yield curves are generally upward sloping. This is because,...
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