Bonds Glossary

Bond Washing	Selling a bond prior to the ex dividend date to take a capital gain instead of receiving income.
Callable Bond	The issuer has the right to redeem the bond at a specified earlier date than the one orginally fixed as the final maturity.
CAT Bond	Bond where the interest, and possibly, the principal paid are reduced if a particular category of "catastrophic" insurance claims exceed a certain amount.
Convertible Bond	A corporate bond that can be converted into a predetermined amount of the company's equity at certain times during its life.
Coupon Rate	??
Coupons	Issued with bearer bonds to enable the holder to claim the interest.
Covered Bond	Is a bond issued by a financial institution that remains on its balance sheet.
Debt Convertible	Bond which can be converted by an investor into another bond with a different interest rate or maturity
EuroBond	A bond issued in the Euromarket. A bond sold in a market outside that of the domestic currency
Extendable Bond	A bond whose life can be extended at the option of the holder.
Foreign Bond	A bond issued in a domestic market other than its own.
General Obligation Bonds	??
Guaranteed Bond	Bonds that have their interest, principal or both guaranteed by another corporation.
International Bond	Bond issued by a borrower in a foreign country
Junk Bond	Specifically bonds with rating of BB or less. Generally high risk, high yield bonds
Revolver Bond	A Revolver Bond is a variant of a regular Bond or other debt security.

Bond Washing Selling a bond prior to the ex dividend date to take a capital gain instead of receiving income.
Callable Bond The issuer has the right to redeem the bond at a specified earlier date than the one orginally fixed as the final maturity.
CAT Bond Bond where the interest, and possibly, the principal paid are reduced if a particular category of "catastrophic" insurance claims exceed a certain amount.
Convertible Bond A corporate bond that can be converted into a predetermined amount of the company's equity at certain times during its life.
Coupon Rate ??
Coupons Issued with bearer bonds to enable the holder to claim the interest.
Covered Bond Is a bond issued by a financial institution that remains on its balance sheet.
Debt Convertible Bond which can be converted by an investor into another bond with a different interest rate or maturity
EuroBond A bond issued in the Euromarket. A bond sold in a market outside that of the domestic currency
Extendable Bond A bond whose life can be extended at the option of the holder.
Foreign Bond A bond issued in a domestic market other than its own.
General Obligation Bonds ??
Guaranteed Bond Bonds that have their interest, principal or both guaranteed by another corporation.
International Bond Bond issued by a borrower in a foreign country
Junk Bond Specifically bonds with rating of BB or less. Generally high risk, high yield bonds
Revolver Bond A Revolver Bond is a variant of a regular Bond or other debt security.