Financial

June 25, 2018

What is a bond call provision?

A “call” is when the issuer of the bonds has an opportunity to redeem the bonds after a certain specified amount of time has passed. This […]
June 25, 2018

How does maturity affect bond prices?

Bond prices are heavily influenced by maturity – the longer the maturity, the greater the change in price for a change in interest rates. If interest […]
June 25, 2018

How do interest rates affect bond prices?

Generally bond prices and interest rates have an inverse relationship – as interest rates drop, bond prices rise and vice versa.
June 25, 2018

How does the bond rating system work?

Highest Quality Moody’s Standard & Poor’s High Quality Aaa AAA Good Quality Aa AA Medium Quality Baa BBB Speculative Elements Ba BB Speculative B B More […]