The Bond Market

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This paper discusses bonds, a debt sold to the public in denominations of $1,000. The paper defines and explains the roles of the three key players in the bond market, the insurers, the underwriters, and the purchasers. The paper also examines the different kinds of investments available to the investors such as fixed income treasury or municipal bonds. Lastly the author compares the bond market to the stock market and discusses how bonds are often sold in the stock market.

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"There are a number of fixed-income investments available on the market for both individual and institutional investors to invest in, such as government bonds, municipal bonds, corporate bonds, and other debt securities. As stated earlier, governments are the biggest issuer of bonds, particularly the U.S. government which makes up a significant portion of the market. U.S. issued debts are known as treasuries, treasury bonds (T-bonds) are debt issued to the public with a fixed-interest rate and has a maturity date of more than 10 years."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Gitman, L. and Joehnk, M. (2005), Fundamentals of Investing, Ninth Edition, Pearson Education, Boston, MA
• Robert Brokamp, What Is a Bond?, Retrieved from The Motley Fool on November 16, 2007 from http://www.fool.com/bonds/bonds01.htm
• Wikipedia.org, Bond Market, retrieved on November 15, 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_market
• Wikipedia.org, Stock Market, retrieved on November 15, 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_market

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