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A bond in which payment of income on the principal is related to a specific price index, often the Consumer Price Index. This feature provides protection t[阅读全文:]
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A savings certificate entitling the bearer to receive an interest rate that is indexed to inflation. The indexed certificate of deposit (indexed CD) yields[阅读全文:]
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Municipal debt securities issued by a government agency on behalf of a private sector company and intended to build or acquire factories or other heavy equ[阅读全文:]
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The rate of return that can be earned by simultaneously selling a bond futures or forward contract and then buying an actual bond of equal amount in the ca[阅读全文:]
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When a borrower appears to be heading toward defaulting on its debt. An incipient default is the foreshadowing of a person or company's inability to servi[阅读全文:]
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A high paying bond with a lower credit rating than investment-grade corporate bonds, Treasury bonds and municipal bonds. Because of the higher risk of defa[阅读全文:]
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A loan given by a bank, mortgage company or other financial institution for the purchase of a primary or investment residence. In a home mortgage, the owne[阅读全文:]
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A short-term or long-term bond issued by state or local governments to help finance the construction or rehabilitation of affordable rental housing. Under [阅读全文:]
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A relatively rare type of yield curve that results when the interest rates on medium-term fixed income securities are higher than the rates of both long an[阅读全文:]
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A security that combines two or more different financial instruments. Hybrid securities generally combine both debt and equity characteristics. The most co[阅读全文:]