PREPARED BY : ANIL KANGOTRA SSSS(2008MBA02) TYPES OF BONDS CORPORATE BONDS
TREASURY BONDS
MUNICIPAL BONDS CORPORATE BONDS
CORPORATE BOND IS A BOND ISSUED BY A
CORPORATION BASICALLY FOR THE EXPANSION. CORPORATE BOND GENERALLY HAVE A HIGH DEGREE OF DEFAULT. THIS RISK DEPENDS, OF COURSE, UPON THE PARTICULAR CORPORATION ISSUING THE BOND, THE CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS AND GOVERNMENTS TO WHICH THE BOND ISSUER IS BEING COMPARED AND THE RATING OF THE COMPANY. CORPORATE BOND
THESE ARE COMPENSATED FOR THIS RISK BY
RECEIVING A HIGHER YIELD THAN GOVERNMENT BONDS. DEFAULT RISK CAN BE QUANTIFIED USING SPREAD ANAYSIS BY MAKING THE DIFFERENCE IN YIELD BETWEEN A GIVEN CORPORATE BOND AND A RISK-FREE TREASURY BOND OF THE SAME MATURITY. MATURITY IS GENERLLY FOR A YEAR AFTER THE ISSUE. TREASURY BONDS
TREASURY BONDS ARE BASICALLY ISSUED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS. THEY HAVE A LONGER TERM MATURITY OF 20- 30 YEARS. THEY HAVE A COUPEN PAYMENT EVERY SIX MONTHS LIKE T- NOTES. MUNICIPAL BONDS
MUNICIPAL BONDS ARE THE BONDS ISSUED BY
THE CITIES , LOCAL GOVERNMENT , THE REDEVELOPED AGENCIES , OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ( BELOW THE STATE LEVEL). INTEREST INCOME RECEIVED BY HOLDERS OF MUNICIPAL BONDS IS OFTEN EXEMPT FROM THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX AND FROM THE INCOME TAX OF THE STATE IN WHICH THEY ARE ISSUED, ALTHOUGH MUNICIPAL BONDS ISSUED FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES MAY NOT BE TAX EXEMPT. FEATURES OF MUNICIPAL BONDS
MUNICIPAL BONDS ARE TYPICALLY CALLABLE.
PAYS SEMIANNUALLY COUPEN RATES. MUNICIPAL BONDS CAN BE PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM THE ISSUER AT THE TIME OF ISSUENCE OR FROM THE BOND HOLDERS AFTER THE ISSUANCE.