INTRODUCTION 1.1 WHAT IS BOND? In finance‚ a bond is an instrument of indebtedness of the bond issuer to the holders. It is a debt security‚ under which the issuer owes the holders a debt and‚ depending on the terms of the bond‚ is obliged to pay them interest (the coupon) and/or to repay the principal at a later date‚ termed the maturity. Interest is usually payable at fixed intervals (semi-annual‚ annual‚ and sometimes monthly). Very often the bond is negotiable‚ i.e. the ownership of the
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Advantages & Disadvantages of Preferred Stock & Bonds Deciding to invest is a huge financial step‚ not something to be taken lightly. In deciding which method‚ stock or bonds‚ one has to look at all the angels- the advantages and disadvantages‚ both immediate and long term. Preferred stock has many advantages and disadvantages. Unlike debt‚ preferred stock is flexible. Meaning preferred stock can miss annual payments unlike typical debt. Preferred stock not only is more flexible‚ it also helps
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This examination paper must be returned intact. No part may be removed from the examination room. Family name: …………………………………..…. Other names: ……………………………………… Student ID: …………………………..…………….. AFIN 253 Financial Management MID-SEMESTER TEST: TUESDAY 10th APRIL 2012 Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes plus 10 minutes reading time. Instructions 1. Writing is not permitted in reading time. All pens‚ pencils and highlighters must be on your desk. 2. Part A - There are 15 multiple choice questions worth
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adventure began in the early fifties when Ian Lancaster Fleming created the story Casino Royale on his Jamaican property called Goldeneye.1 Fleming transformed popular detective and spy/espionage from the dark‚ through the eye of secret agent 007. James Bond films are about a lady’s man/spy that has dedicated his life to a British intelligence agency called MI6. By utilizing the most technologically advanced spy equipment and specially designed vehicles that can withstand the most torturous conditions
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CHEMICAL BONDS Chemical Bonds I. Introduction Chemical compounds are formed by the joining of two or more atoms. A stable compound occurs when the total energy of the combination has lower energy than the separated atoms. The bound state implies a net attractive force between the atoms called a chemical bond. The two extreme cases of chemical bonds are the covalent bonds and ionic bonds. Covalent bonds are bonds in which one or more pairs of electrons are shared by two atoms. Covalent bonds‚ in
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Topic 2 Bond market developments Overview Financial markets have been subject to significant changes in recent years due to the credit crisis. Experts believed that risk was being under-priced‚ which was expressed in the markets by a narrow spread. They believed that once the market corrected this under-pricing and re-priced the risk‚ it would likely cause a dislocation in financial markets by overshooting its equilibrium. Hence the prices‚ yields and returns on bonds have been significantly
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international workshop on the development of bond market in Bangladesh. Bond markets link issuers having long-term financing needs with investors willing to place funds in long-term‚ interest-bearing securitiBangladeshes. has both the issuers and the investors in place but it still has not been able to link them effectively through a bond market. The positive effect of developing a domestic bond market on the economy is well-known. On the one hand‚ bond markets are essential for a country to
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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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Chemical Bonds Chemical Bond: is the force that holds atoms together in a compound. They form because they lower the potential energy of the charged particles that compose atoms. Chemical bonds can be broadly classified into two types: Ionic and Covalent. Ionic: metal & nonmetal Metals have a tendency to lose electrons and nonmetals have a tendency to gain them. The metal atom becomes a cation and a nonmetal becomes an anion. The oppositely charged ions attract one another and form an ionic
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Mid Term – October 2014 Bond Pricing Qu 1: Time to Maturity Zero Coupon Rate Discount Factor 1 5% 2 6% 3 7% 4 8% 5 9% Give the formula for the discount factor in terms of the zero coupon rate. Use the formula to fill in the discount factors in the table above (you can write the formula or using excel calculate the numerical value). Assume that the government wishes to issue a new 5 year bond priced at 100 (called a par coupon bond as it is priced at par i.e. the price is the same as the face
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