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Bonds and Treasuries

A note whereby the investor loans a corporation or government money at a set interest rate over a predetermined time period.

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Why Municipal bonds are not taxed?

Simply a matter of tax law. Reasoning is basically to encourage investors to buy municipal bonds; thereby, helping communities finance their infrastructure needs (hospitals, roads, water and wastewater systems, schools, etc.).

What is the value of a twenty five dollar US savings bond issued in 1955?

I found this website. http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/savings-bond-calculator/#calc Check it out, it should be able to help you and if not, at least contact information for someone to help you.

How to raise funds through capital market?

there are to ways to raise funds in capital market one is selling of bonds and the other one is selling of stocks

Can you short sell a bond?

Yes, you can short a bond. How you do it and not get burned is to look for long periods of rising interest rates--the higher the interest rate gets, the cheaper the bond gets. If you were going to get into shorting bonds, you'd almost have to specialize in it.

What is the difference between debenture and a Treasury note?

A debenture is a type of debt instrument that is not secured by physical assets or collateral, typically issued by corporations to raise capital, and it relies on the issuer's creditworthiness for repayment. In contrast, a Treasury note is a government-issued debt security with a fixed interest rate and a maturity of 2 to 10 years, backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. While both are used for borrowing funds, debentures carry a higher risk compared to Treasury notes, which are considered one of the safest investments.

What are jobs in a bank treasury?

Bank Treasury structure consists of front office, mid office and back office. Front office jobs consists of traders who are primarily responsible for trading in forex/ money money market/ fixed income securities/stocks/derivatives and commodities depending upon the scope of the treasury operations in a bank. Simply put, front office staff actually execute the transactions either on behalf of banks customers or proprietory transactions. Risk managers, equity/bonds analyst, chartists etc work in the mid office. Mid office officials require analytical skills coupled with industry risk analysis ability. They also monitors the trasactions from the perspective of bank's treasury policy as well as from regulatory and compliance angle. Officials responsible for processing of transactions, settlement and follow up with counterparties. Vinay Dutta vinay.dutta@gmail.com

Warm bath theory?

Parsons believes that the family unquestionably benefits individuals and society. He uses the idea of 'the warm bath' to represent the home and family. The husband worries about competition, money, job insecurity etc and takes these strains home. The husband's home and family act as a 'warm bath' washing away his troubles so that he is refreshed and ready for the next day at work where he is able to contribute to society.

What is the oldest open end bond mutual fund?

I don't know. But since there are no answers yet, I'm going to mention that Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund, FBNDX, has an inception date of 9/30/1971.

How are dividends determined?

Dividends are determined by the board of directors/owners of the company. usually it is based on the amount of profit the company has made in that particular quarter/half year/financial year.

What is the definition of debenture?

an unsecured loan certificate issued by a company, backed by general credit rather than by specified assets.

How do you get savings bonds?

The US Treasury no longer offers paper savings bonds. In order to purchase a savings bond, you will need to register at their website and purchase digital savings bonds.

How rich is Patrice Motsepe on the list?

Patrice Motsepe is listed as the richest man in South Africa. As of 2014, his estimated net worth is 2.4 billion dollars.

What is a credit conversion factor?

I've never worked bonds, so I am not sure about the context there. However, in the general Basel construct, the CCF is the fraction of off-balance sheet exposures which should be treated as on-balance sheet for regulatory capital purposes.

For example, if I have USD100B in contingent exposures to retail customers (based on credit lines that have not yet been tapped) and statistical analysis shows that 30% of those contingent exposures move to the balance sheet prior to default, then the CCF is 30% and the firm should allocate additional capital equal to having an extra USD30B on their balance sheets.

How can you verify a euro bearer bond is real?

The euro bearer bond is authenticated under a blacklight. There were only a few million in circulation contrary to ING releasing them. Therefore any existing euro bearer bonds are fraudulent.

Why would key rate duration for a non callable bond be greater than the securities modified duration?

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What is a Bond sink date?

A bond sink date will have a corresponding amount. This is the amount of the bond issue that will be paid down by the issuer on that date. The bonds that will be "sunk" (refunded) are usually chosen randomly.

How do you find a CUSIP for Bond name?

Try www.bloomberg.com to search for the CUSIP/ticker based upon the name.

What is likely to happen to yield to maturity on bonds in the marketplace if inflationary expectations increase?

The prices of bonds will fall and yields to maturity (or call date) will rise, since investors will require greater yields on their investments to offset the expected increase in inflation.