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Chapter 3-Bonds Payable and Other Concepts
Chapter 3-Bonds Payable and Other Concepts
LECTURE AID
• As to maturity
1. Term bonds – bonds that mature on a single date.
2. Serial bonds – bonds that have series of maturity dates. These bonds
are payable in installments.
3. Extendible and Retractable bonds – bonds that have more than one
maturity date permitting investors to choose the maturity dates that meet
their needs.
a. Extendible bonds – bonds that give holders the right to extend
the initial maturity to a longer maturity date.
b. Retractable bonds – bonds that give holders the right to advance
the return of principal to an earlier date than the original maturity.
Types of bonds (continuation)
7. Income bonds – bonds that pay interest only if the issuer earns
profits.
• As to right of redemption
17. Callable bonds – bonds that contain call provisions giving the
issuer thereof the right to redeem the bonds prior to their maturity
date.
18. Convertible bonds – bonds that give the holder thereof the
option of exchanging the bonds for shares of stocks of the issuer.
Types of bonds (continuation)
• As to issuer
19. Corporate bonds – bonds issued by private companies.
• As to currency
21. International bonds –
(a) Foreign bonds – bonds denominated in the currency of the
nation in which they are sold.
(b) Euro bonds – bonds denominated in a currency other than
that of the nation where they are sold.
Types of bonds (continuation)
22. Foreign currency bonds - – bonds issued by a foreign entity in a
domestic market. Foreign bonds are denominated in the domestic market’s
currency and are regulated by the domestic market authorities.