TYPES OF BONDS There are a plenty amount of different types of bonds‚ existing nowadays. Actually‚ the bond market offers investors a lot more choices than the stock market. Which bonds to choose depends on the goals‚ tax situation and the risk tolerance of a person who is going to invest in bonds. The broad bond market includes in itself government‚ municipal‚ corporate‚ mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities and international bonds. Within each broad bond market sector it is possible to
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CHAPTER 7 Bonds Valuation CHAPTER ORIENTATION This chapter introduces the concepts that underlie asset valuation. We are specifically concerned with bonds. We also look at the concept of the bondholder’s expected rate of return on an investment. CHAPTER OUTLINE I. Types of bonds A. Debentures: unsecured long-term debt. B. Subordinated debentures: bonds that have a lower claim on assets in the event of liquidation than do other senior debtholders. C. Mortgage bonds: bonds secured
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Catastrophe Bonds By Kirill Graminschi The trouble with Catastrophe Bonds The article presents the difficulties insurance companies face when they are issuing catastrophe bonds. Do they efficiently hedge against large-scale disasters? It is very difficult hedging against catastrophic losses. Japan’s March earthquake‚ tsunami and nuclear disaster threat could cost the insurance industry between $21 and $34 billion. The catastrophe bonds are not helping much the insurance companies‚ although
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Journal of Banking & Finance 36 (2012) 2216–2232 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Journal of Banking & Finance journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jbf Are corporate bond market returns predictable? Yongmiao Hong a‚b‚ Hai Lin c‚d‚ Chunchi Wu e‚⇑ a Department of Economics‚ Cornell University‚ Ithaca‚ NY 14853‚ USA Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics and MOE Key Laboratory in Econometrics‚ Xiamen University‚ Xiamen 361005‚ China c Department of Accountancy
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The characteristic of a convertible bond The convertible bond is one kind of equity-linked bonds. The term of the bond entitles bondholder to convert bonds into shares of the company or another company in the same group‚ at an agreed-upon conversion price‚ among a fixed period. The reason why it is made in this form is that the issuer can benefit from four aspects as follow‚ (1) better terms. A convertible bond have a lower interest rate‚ less restrictive covenants or the subordination of bondholders’
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Corporate Bonds‚ Common stock‚ and Preferred Stock Higher return means higher risk. People use excess money to invest in a corporation. It is a good way gain more money than put money into the saving account to get a little interest. Before you invest you should analyze the characteristics of corporate bonds‚ common stock‚ and preferred stock; and also be aware of their advantages and disadvantages. The corporate bonds are issued by corporations. They are used to increase capital for issuing
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Excerpt from FS Series #1: enabling sub-sovereign bond issuances B3. Case 3: Alternative Financing for Water Utilities — Lessons from a Failed Bond Issue in Indonesia B3a. Background and Environment PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN THE WATER SECTOR HAS BEEN VIRTUALLY ABSENT IN INDONESIA. ACHIEVING INDONESIA’S MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL‚ TO HALVE THE PROPORTION OF PEOPLE WITHOUT SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER AND BASIC SANITATION BY 2015‚ WOULD REQUIRE A TENFOLD ANNUAL INCREASE IN INVESTMENTS
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Chapter 10: Bond Return and Valuation Q. 6. Find out the yield to maturity on a 8 per cent 5 year bond selling at Rs 105? Solution: Yield to Maturity = [pic] = [pic] = [pic] × 100 = [pic] × 100 YTM = 6.82. Q. 7. (a) Determine the present value of the bond with a face value of Rs 1‚000‚ coupon rate of Rs 90‚ a maturity period of 10 years for the expected yield to maturity of 10 per cent. (b) In N is equal to 7 years in
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Lab Techniques & Measurements Pre Lab Questions: (4pts) 1. What will you learn after completing the lab? -The experiment will introduce different level of precision and measuring to the appropriate decimal place and will be familiar with measurements and weight. 2. Write the symbols and equation used to make a dilute solution from concentrated or stock solution. - The concentration of substance is described as molarity and this can be expressed as – Molarity
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A Broken Bond From the moment that the mother feels her child kicking‚ there is a very strong bond developed. In one’s life‚ a strong maternal bond is crucial. In Laura Esquivel’s novel Like Water for Chocolate‚ it seemed liked Mama Elena was unaware of the importance of this relationship. “Unquestionably‚ when it came to dividing‚ dismantling‚ dismembering‚ desolating‚ detaching‚ dispossessing‚ destroying‚ or dominating‚ Mama Elena was a pro.” Mama Elena was destined to ruin Tita’s life.
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