INSTITUTE FOR FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON MONEY MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNIQUES OF SECURITIES TRADING-LAGOS‚ NIGERIA MARCH 4-14 2008 THE BOND MARKET IN GHANA-CHALLENGES FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT A. Introduction A bond has been defined as a debt (loan) instrument which requires the issuer to repay the investor the amount borrowed with interest over a predetermined period of time. Bonds can be callable‚ redeemable‚ convertible‚ extendable or retractable. They may
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CHAPTER 12 INTERNATIONAL BOND MARKETS SUGGESTED ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS QUESTIONS 1. Describe the differences between foreign bonds and Eurobonds. Also discuss why Eurobonds make up the lion’s share of the international bond market. Answer: The two segments of the international bond market are: foreign bonds and Eurobonds. A foreign bond issue is one offered by a foreign borrower to investors in a national capital market and denominated in that
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Abacus Inc. has asked you price a 5 year bullet bond issue for them‚ with Price‚ Yield to Maturity and Modified Duration. There are no comparable existing issues in the secondary market either by Abacus or a competitor and so you will need to price the issue from scratch. You have the following set of US Treasury bond data and consultations with your Bank Equity Analyst and Debt Analyst suggest that a Z-spread for Abacus of 200 bps over Treasuries and a coupon rate of 6.5% should be appropriate
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PIMCO analysis of bond markets This analysis gives investors thorough information about bond markets and provides an overview risks faced by bondholders. Purchasing a bond means you are lending money to a government‚ whereby the issuer provides a bond in which promises to a specified interest rate during the bond’s life. The capital value will be repaid at the time of investment when a bond reaches maturity. Therefore‚ it is suitable for those investors who seek a predictable income with
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CONTENTS Introduction of bonds……………………………………………..01 Characteristics of Bonds…………………………………………01 Types of Bonds…………………………………………………… 06 Bonds Market……………………………………………………… 08 Introduction of Pakistan bond market……………...................08 How Bonds Trade……………………………………………….….09 Bond Price Variations……………………………………………..09 Bond valuation…………………………………………..................09 Types of bonds trade in Pakistan……………………………….10 Government Debt Securities……………………………………..10 Characteristics of MTBs and PIBs………………………………12
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BOND MARKET IN INDIA BONDS ARE INTEREST BEARING DEBT INSTUMENTS. In India Bonds are issued by Government of India‚ State Governments‚ and Corporate Sector. The different categories of Bond market in India are as follows: (a) Government and Agency Bond Market (b) Corporate Bond Market (c) Municipal Bond Market (d) Mortgage backed and collateral Debt Market (e) Funding Bond Market (A) Government and Agency Bond Market: A government Bond is a debt instrument issued by Government in the
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supply-side constraints such as a lack of the benchmark bonds‚ demand-side constraints such as the limited investor base‚ a lack of intermediaries with expertise in debt products‚ a lack of confidence in corporate borrowers‚ market distortions which are caused by the National Savings Scheme (NSS) offering above-market returns; and A lack of interest from private companies‚ including financial intermediaries and large business‚ In launching new debt products due to high fees. We have mainly tried to
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BONDS MARKET IN INDIA What are Bonds? A bond is a debt security in which the authorized issuer owes the holders a debt and‚ depending on the terms of the bond‚ is obliged to pay interest (the coupon) and/or to repay the principal at a later date‚ termed maturity. A bond is a formal contract to repay borrowed money with interest at fixed intervals. Thus a bond is like a loan: the issuer is the borrower (debtor)‚ the holder is the lender (creditor)‚ and the coupon is the interest. Bonds have a maturity
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Using present value to value bonds A bond‚ from the perspective of the person issuing the bond is a form of long term debt. In the hands of the person who has acquired the bond it is an asset. The agency issuing the bond agrees to pay a fixed sum of money to the holder of the bond for a period of years and then‚ at the end of that period‚ to pay back the face value of the bond. Bonds can be issued by a variety of agencies/companies: 1. Municipal bonds: issued by cities‚ states and
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You have been asked to write a training document about the US Bond Market for use in the new employee-training program. In your document‚ you must make sure to address each of the following: 1a: The key players in the market; and the types of investments available to both individual investors and institutional investors‚ Bond Characteristics A bond is a "security" which gives the holder a financial claim on the issuer. This claim protects the holder in circumstances in which the issuer is
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