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Bonds and Other Fixed Income Securities

Bond Fundamentals

  • Nominal and Real Interest Rates; Compounded and Continuously Compounded Interest Rate Formulas
  • The Present Value and Future Value of Money - Compare any investments—not just bonds—by calculating the present value and future value of money.
  • The Present Value and Future Value of an Annuity - An annuity is a series of equal payments made in equal periods of time. Understanding annuities allows one to understand loans, and investments that make periodic payments, such as bonds.
  • Complete Introduction to Bonds
  • Bond Indentures
  • Bond Yields
  • Bond Pricing
  • Investment Risks of Fixed Income Securities
  • Bond Ratings and Credit Risk
  • Volatility Of Bond Prices In The Secondary Market; Duration; Convexity
  • The Primary Bond Market
  • Term Structure of interest Rates: the Expectation Hypothesis and the Liquidity Premium Theory
  • Interest Rate Risk of Bonds; Full-Valuation Approach (aka Scenario Analysis)
  • Duration and Convexity, with Illustrations and Formulas

Types of Bonds

  • International Bonds
  • Convertible Bonds
  • Preferred Stock
  • Fixed Rate Capital Securities (FRCS)
  • Medium-Term Notes

Money Market Instruments

  • Money Market Instruments
  • Certificates of Deposit (CDs)
  • Commercial Paper
  • Repurchase Agreements (Repos)
  • Federal Funds
  • Bankers Acceptances (BAs)

Government Securities

  • Municipal Bonds
  • United States Savings Bonds
  • United States Treasury Securities: Bills, Notes, Bonds, Treasury-Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), and STRIPS
  • United States Treasury Auctions
  • The Primary Market and Secondary Markets for United States Treasury Securities.

Corporate Bonds

  • Corporate Bonds - An Introduction
  • Corporate Bond Types: Mortgage Bonds, Collateral Trust Bonds, Equipment Trust Certificates (ETCs), Debentures, and Guaranteed Bonds
  • High-Yield Bonds (aka Junk Bonds)

Asset-Backed Securities

  • Asset-Backed Securities (ABS)
  • Asset-Backed Securities (ABS): Structure
  • Prepayment Models For Asset-Backed Securities
  • Asset-Backed Securities (ABS): An Overview of Credit Ratings
  • Asset-Backed Securities (ABS): Credit Analysis
  • Special Purpose Entity (SPE)
  • Credit Enhancements
  • Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS)
  • Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs)
  • Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs)
  • Covered Bonds
  • Credit Card Asset-Backed Securities
  • Credit Card Asset-Backed Security Structure And Cash Flow Allocations
  • Auto Loan and Auto Lease Asset-Backed Securities
  • Auto Lease ABS; Titling Trust and Residual Risk

Derivatives

  • Derivatives
  • Death Bonds
  • Interest Rate Swaps and Interest Rate Options
  • Credit Default Swaps (CDS)
  • Overnight Index Swaps (OIS)

Special Topics

  • Taxation of Bond Income
  • Taxation Of Options and Convertible Securities

Bond Resources

  • Bonds - Links, Articles, Studies, and Resources
  • Bond Formulas
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