BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Bond
- a promise to repay with interest on specified dates money that an investor lends a company or government
- a certificate issued by a company or government that promises repayment of borrowed money at a set rate of interest on a particular date
- a sum of money paid as a deposit, especially on rented premises
- a mortgage bond
Wiktionary Definition for: Bond
- That which binds, a band; often plural.
- Ex:''The prisoner was brought before the tribunal in iron '''bonds'''.''
- A link, connection or union.
- Ex:''They had grown up as friends and neighbors, and not even vastly differing political views could break the '''bond''' of their friendship.''
- context chemistry A link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule.
- Ex:''Organic chemistry primarily consists of the study of carbon '''bonds''', in their many variations.''
- A binding agreement, a covenant.
- Ex:''Herbert resented his wife for subjecting him to the '''bonds''' of matrimony; he claimed they had gotten married while drunk.''
- A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
- Ex:''Many say that government and corporate '''bonds''' are a good investment to balance against a portfolio consisting primarily of stocks.''
- A sum of money paid as bail or surety.
- Ex:''The bailiff released the prisoner as soon as the '''bond''' was posted.''
- Any constraining or cementing force or material.
- Ex:''A '''bond''' of superglue adhered the teacups to the ceiling, much to the consternation of the cafe owners.''
- context construction In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying.
- In Scotland, a mortgage.
- transitive To connect, secure or tie with a bond; to bind.
- Ex:''The gargantuan ape was '''bonded''' in iron chains and carted onto the stage.''
- transitive To cause to adhere (one material with another).
- Ex:''The children '''bonded''' their snapshots to the scrapbook pages with mucilage.''
- context transitive chemistry To form a chemical compound with.
- Ex:''Under unusual conditions, even Gold can be made to bond with other elements.''
- transitive To guarantee or secure a financial risk.
- Ex:''The contractor was '''bonded''' with a local underwriter.''
- transitive To put in a bonded warehouse.
- context transitive construction To lay bricks in a specific pattern.
Additional Resources
- Assessing the Current Price of a Bond
- The current price of a bond is the amount investors are prepared to pay for it, which in practice will be somewhere between the bid price and the asking price.Investors can check current prices to gauge how much a particular bond might cost them. They can also track changes in...
- Articles 2007-10-09
- Should I Buy A Zero Coupon Bond?
- This calculator compares two bond investments buying a bond at a substantial discount to par value and receiving no coupon (a zero-coupon bond), and buying a bond with a coupon. User can select a Treasury security, corporate bond or municipal bond. Treasury securities are exempt from state income taxes. Municipal...
- Tools & templates 2008-01-01
- How Will Rate Changes Affect My Bond's Current Value?
- This calculator shows the current price of a bond given the market interest rate that you enter. It also shows how the price of your bond changes with a change of 2 percentage points in interest rates in either direction. Bond prices and interest rates move in opposite directions: If...
- Tools & templates 2008-01-01
- Report from the Bond War Frontlines
- Ray Hendon submits: In retrospect, 2007 was the year of the bond ETF, and it was the year the bond war began. You can’t have a war with only one army, of course, and prior to 2007, Barclays had the field to itself. They introduced their first two bond ETFs in 2002 (iShares...
- External links 2008-08-28
- Lloyds Bond Exchange Paves Way For Record Cash Call
- By Jane MerrimanLONDON (Reuters UK) - Lloyds Banking Group LLOY got strong demand for a 9 billion pound bond exchange, an indication of possible appetite for the bank's record share issue due to price on Tuesday.Lloyds, 43-percent owned by the government, said on Monday the bond exchange offer to non-U.S....
- News items 2009-11-23
- Bond Spreads
- The term bond spreads or spreads refer to the interest rate differential between two bonds. Mathematically, a bond spread is the simple subtraction of one bond yield from another. Bond spreads are the common way that market participants compare the value of one bond to another, much like price-earnings ratios...
- White papers
- Bond ETFs: A Viable Alternative
- While some electronic bond trading is available to retail investors, the entire bond market remains an over-the-counter market. Unlike stock trading - for which automation has leveled the playing field for retail and institutional investors - the bond market lacks liquidity and price transparency except for the most liquid of...
- White papers 2005-01-11
- Calfee Halter boosts status with Gateway; selection over Squire Sanders chips armor of top bond firm.
- Calfee Halter boosts status with Gateway Selection over Squire Sanders chips armor of top bond firm Calfee, Halter & Griswold is emerging as a major bond counsel law firm here and in its latest face-off with the No. 1 bond...
- Research articles 1990-07-02
- Rising junk-bond defaults sour debt deals.
- Falling junk-bond returns and rising defaults are jacking up the pressure on money managers while investors deep into risky junk-bond deals could soon see water rushing over their decks. The junk-bond market, which has been eroding for months, Falling...
- Research articles 2000-06-05
- Is the future of bonds carved in gold? (Treasury bonds; correlation between bond market, Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau index and gold prices)
- Treasury bond prices can be predicted by examining the correlation between bond prices, the Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau CRB index and gold prices. Studies confirm an inverse correlation between bond prices and the CRB, which is touted as an Treasury bond prices can be predicted by examining the correlation between...
- Research articles 1995-02-01
- Money management: New inclusion in Lehman index cuts bond managers both ways; More opportunities but performance stall also possible.
- Byline: Vince Calio NEW YORK - Lehman Brothers Inc.'s impending move to incorporate ratings from Fitch Ratings into its popular Aggregate Bond index could be both a blessing and a curse for core bond managers. On one hand, bond managers said Leh...
- Research articles 2005-02-21
- Credit Suisse MultiManager Sterling Bond Portfolio.
- The AGBP40.5m Credit Suisse MultiManager Sterling bond portfolio was one of the best performing corporate bond funds among its peers last year, although it lagged the Trustnet UK Equity and Bond sector, which includes mandates to hold up to 85 per c The AGBP40.5m Credit...
- Research articles 2007-02-12
- Vanguard Files for Low-Cost Bond ETFs
- VALLEY FORGE, Pa. -- Vanguard today filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC to offer exchange-traded shares for four existing bond index funds: Vanguard[R] Total Bond Market Index Fund, Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund, and Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund....
- Research articles 2007-01-17
- Eaton Vance Announces Changes to Policies of Closed-End Insured Municipal Bond Funds
- BOSTON -- Eaton Vance Management announced today policy changes for the following closed-end funds: Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond Fund (AMEX: EIM); Eaton Vance Insured California Municipal Bond Fund (AMEX: EVM); Eaton Vance Insured New York Municipal Bond Fund (AMEX: ENX); Eaton Vance Insured Municipal Bond...
- Research articles 2008-03-12
- Has The Time Passed For Municipal Bond Funds?
- The question this article tries to address is do municipal bond funds still have a place in today's portfolios? After closely examining yield and bond fund expenses, along with other factors such as diversification, it is concluded that many investors would do better with individual issues. A well-run bond fund...
- White papers 2000-08-01
- Bond Index Funds - A Synopsis
- The main highlight of this article is bond index funds. The first bond index fund was in the early conceptual stages in 1985. Some of its advantages include: consistent performance, Index funds enjoy lower operating expenses, tough to beat the market in bonds, diversification. However, it suffers from severe limitations....
- White papers 2000-06-30
- 6 Bond Funds for Surefire Savings
- Bond investors are beating the market this year, but investors in bond mutual funds can't count on taking those profits to the bank. Bond funds have a quirk: They never mature. When a bond comes of age, you get your money back. Bond funds, on the other hand, are eternal...
- White papers
- Municipal Bond Tax Equivalent Yield
- This tool will estimate The Tax-Equivalent Yield TEY for a municipal bond. Income generated from municipal bond coupon payments are not subject to federal income tax. In addition, if the bond was issued in your state of residence, you can also avoid state income taxes. Use this tool to determine...
- Tools & templates 2008-01-01
- Bond-ing.(ABC airing James Bond programs)(Brief Article)
- ABC's Big Picture Show on Saturday nights is turning into The Bond Picture Show. Starting Oct. 6 with Dr. No, ABC is airing the first 13 Bond films on consecutive Saturdays with a few exceptions for football. To fill the weekly three hours of pri ...
- Research articles 2001-09-03
- HLT-shy TCI pushes into bond markets. (highly leveraged transactions)(Tele-Communications Inc. moves toward bond markets as a source of capital)
- HLT-Shy TCI Pushes Into Bond Markets In a major strategic shift, Tele-Communications Inc. hopes to escape the tight lending climate by moving heavily toward the bond markets as a source of capital. TCI's sale last week...
- Research articles 1991-04-08
