Debt Markets

Another way on how can an individual or a firm obtained

funds in a financial market is..

BY ISSUING A DEBT INSTRUMENT

such as?
BONDS or a MORTGAGE,

which is a contractual agreement by the borrower to pay the holder of

the instrument fixed peso amounts at regular intervals until a specified
time.

The maturity of a debt instrument is the number of years (term) until the
instrument’s expiration date.
A debt instrument is SHORT-TERM if its maturity is less than a year.
A debt instrument is LONG-TERM if its maturity is ten years or longer.

Debt instruments with a maturity of one and ten years are said to be
intermediate-term.
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A debt instrument is SHORT-TERM if its maturity is less than a year.
A debt instrument is LONG-TERM if its maturity is ten years or longer.

Debt instruments with a maturity of one and ten years are said to be
intermediate-term.
A debt instrument is SHORT-TERM if its maturity is less than a year.
A debt instrument is LONG-TERM if its maturity is ten years or longer.

Debt instruments with a maturity of one and ten years are said to be
intermediate-term.