BONDS AND ITS TYPES
BONDS
In finance, a bond is an
instrument of indebtedness of the bond issuer to the holders . Its an Long term contract. Generally issued with
maturities in the long term of 20 to 30 years and in short terms 7 to 10 years. Agreement pay interest
+ principle amount on specific dates. It is advertised in
the newspaper . Offered to general
public and investors
TYPES OF BONDS
1- Mortgage bond
2- Debentures
3- Subordinated debentures
4- Income bond
Debenture is a long-term security yielding a fixed rate of
interest, issued by a company and secured against assets. Unsecured bond. No legal
binding on specific property right. Debentures holder (DH) general creditors
who claims are protected by property
· Subordinated debt is
a loan or security that ranks below other loans or securities with regard to
claims on assets or earnings. Subordinated debt is
also known as a junior security or subordinated loan
· An income bond is a type of
debt security in which only the face value of the bond is
promised to be paid to the investor, with any coupon payments paid only if the
issuing company has enough earnings to pay for the coupon payment.
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