Bond Terminology

 

 

Bond Terminology

(from Investor Words)

debt instrument

issued

capital

corporations

institutions

principal

interest

maturity

loan

note

full coupon bond

zero-coupon bond

municipal bond

general obligation bond

income bond

discounted bond

anticipation note

asset classes

stock

assumed bond

par

yield

yield curve

 face value

baby bond

coupon bond

registered bond

blanket bond

Brady bonds

callable bond

Treasury Bond,

combination bond

commodity-backed bond

consolidated bond

convertible bond

corporate bond

Government Bond

secured bond

unsecured

dollar bond

domestic bond

dual currency bond

embedded option

Eurobond

gold bond

guaranteed bond

high-grade bond

investment-grade bond

index bond

interchangeable bond

junk bond,

ladder strategy

staggered maturities

Long Bond

short bond

maintenance bond

moral obligation bond

mortgage bond

performance bond

credit risk

fixed income

indenture

premium bond

privileged bond

public bond

registered coupon bond

revenue bond

Savings Bond

serial bond

series bond

special-purpose bond

step-up bond

straight bond

tax-exempt bond