Ask Us - Bonds & Fixed Income

What is "whoops" and how did it come to refer to one of the biggest municipal bond defaults in history? (view answer)

What is the difference between a gilt edged bond and a regular bond? (view answer)

How do companies like Moody's rate bonds? (view answer)

What is a Chinese hedge? (view answer)

How do I use a barbell strategy? (view answer)

Can private corporations issue convertible bonds? (view answer)

How do you buy a bond? (view answer)

What are "I Bonds" and how can I buy them? (view answer)

Why do companies issue bonds instead of borrowing from the bank? (view answer)

How does the money from the interest on my bond get to me? (view answer)

Can a church issue a bond? (view answer)

What is the difference between a CMO and a CBO? (view answer)

What does it mean when a bond is selling at a premium? Is it a good investment? (view answer)

When would a corporation want to refinance its debt? (view answer)

What constitutes an "intention to call a debt instrument before maturity" for tax purposes? (view answer)

Who bears the risk of bad debts in securitization? (view answer)

Why wouldn't the price of a callable bond exceeds its call price even if interest rates are falling? (view answer)

Is there any way to find out whether an old bond still has any value? (view answer)

Why do interest rates tend to have an inverse relationship with bond prices? (view answer)

What is a sinking fund? (view answer)

What is the difference between convertible and reverse convertible bonds? (view answer)

What does investment grade mean? (view answer)

Why does a crisis in emerging markets cause U.S. Treasury yields to decrease? (view answer)

Why do companies issue 100-year bonds? (view answer)

What does it mean when a bond has a put option? (view answer)

What are 'death spiral' convertible bonds? (view answer)

What's the difference between munis and money market funds? (view answer)

Can a bond be traded over-the-counter? (view answer)

Are high-yield bonds better investments than low-yield bonds? (view answer)

Can a bond have a negative yield? (view answer)

How do I know which day-count convention is used in a given bond market? (view answer)

Where does the stock come from when convertible bonds are converted? (view answer)

Do convertible bonds have voting rights? (view answer)

How can a company legally take away my bond? How do call provisions work? (view answer)

If I buy a $1,000 bond with a coupon of 10% and a maturity in 10 years, will I receive $100 annually regardless of the yield? (view answer)

Why are the bid prices of T-bills higher than the ask prices? (view answer)

How does an investor make money on bonds? (view answer)

Are certificates of deposit a kind of bond? (view answer)

What's the difference between bills, notes and bonds? (view answer)