Stocks & securities

Stocks & securities

Stocks trades, exchanges and tools etc.

Industry: Financial services; Investment

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Municipal bonds

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Fixed-income debt securities in cities, which are either free of federal tax or completely tax free for local residents.

Corporate bonds

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Fixed-income debt securities in corporations, with higher yields to reflect the greater risk of companies defaulting. This is linked to the company's credit rating.

Convertible bonds

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Corporate bonds which can be converted into stock by the holder.

A bond which can be redeemed by the debt issuer prior to its maturity. This usually occurs when interest rates fall, to avoid the issuer having to pay high yields. Normally a premium is paid to the ...

Redeemable bond

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Zero-coupon bonds

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Bonds with no coupon attached, i.e. no interest payments for the holder, but are sold way below par, and much lower than the face value, so that when the bond matures the holder recieves a lot more ...