Simple Browser : Welcome guest : log in
Home |  Graph |  ]  KB:  Language:   

Formal Language: 




Sigma KEE - Bond
KB Term: 
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Bond
A debt instrument issued for a period of more than one year with the purpose of raising capital by borrowing. The Federal government, states, cities, corporations, and many other types of institutions sell bonds. A bond is generally a promise to repay the principal along with interest on a specified maturityDate.
Relationships      
Parents FinancialInstrument A document having monetary value or recording a monetary transaction
  Investment An item of value purchased for income or capital appreciation.
Children CallableBondA bond which the issuer has the right to redeem prior to its maturity date, under certain conditions.
 CorporateBondA bond issued by a corporation. Such bonds usually have a par value of $1,000, are taxable, have a term maturity, are paid for out of a sinking fund accumulated for that purpose, and are traded on major exchanges.
 CouponBondAn unregistered, negotiable bond on which interest and principal are payable to the holder, regardless of whom it was originally issued to. The coupons are attached to the bond, and each coupon represents a single interest payment. The holder submits a coupon, usually semi-annually, to the issuer or paying agent to receive payment. Coupon bonds are being phased out in favor of registered bonds.
 GovernmentBondA bond sold by the U.S. government.
 IndexBondA bond whose cash flow is inflation-adjusted, by being linked to the purchasing power of a particular currency.
 MunicipalBondBond issued by a state, city, or local government to finance operations or special projects, interest on it is often tax-free.
 PerformanceBondA bond issued by an insurance company to guarantee satisfactory completion of a project by a contractor.
 RegisteredBondA bond issued with the name of the owner printed on the face of the certificate. It can be transferred to another individual only with the owner's endorsement.
 SecuredBondBond backed by collateral, such as a mortgage or lien, the title to which would be transferred to the bondholders in the event of default.
 TreasuryBondA negotiable, coupon-bearing debt obligation issued by the U.S. government and backed by its full faith and credit, having a maturity of more than 7 years. Interest is paid semi-annually. Exempt from state and local taxes.
 ZeroCouponBondA bond in which no periodic coupon is paid over the life of the contract. Instead, both the principal and the interest are paid at the maturity date.


Show simplified definition with tree view
Show full definition (without tree view)
Show full definition (with tree view)


Sigma web home      Suggested Upper Merged Ontology (SUMO) web home
Sigma version 3.0 is open source software produced by Articulate Software and its partners