Instrument Item: Bond
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Instrument Item: Bond
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| Description (HTML) | A debt investment in which an investor loans money to an entity (corporate or governmental) that borrows the funds for a defined period of time at a fixed interest rate. Bonds are used by companies, municipalities, states and U.S. and foreign governments to finance a variety of projects and activities.
Bonds are commonly referred to as fixed-income securities and are one of the three main asset classes, along with stocks and cash equivalents. |
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| Source URL | http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bond.asp | ||||||
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| Lifecycle - Exist Start Date | UNKNOWN | ||||||
| Lifecycle - Exist End Date | UNKNOWN | ||||||
| Item Quality Status (Item Quality Status) | Acceptable | ||||||
| Updated by | webea.09 | ||||||
| Updated on | 2014-04-07 17:09:39 | ||||||
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