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Bond Stock
Participants:Investors, Speculators, Institutional InvestorsMarket maker, Floor trader, Floor broker
Yield Analysis:Nominal yield, Current yield, Yield to maturity, Yield curve, Bond duration, Bond convexityGordon model, Dividend yield, Income per share, Book value, Earnings yield, Beta coefficient
Derivatives:Bond option, Credit derivative, Credit default swap, Collateralized debt obligation, Collateralized mortgage obligationCredit derivative, Hybrid security, Options, Futures, Forwards, Swaps
Centralization:Bonds markets, unlike stock or share markets, often do not have a centralized exchange or trading systemStock or share markets, have a centralized exchange or trading system
Issued By:Bonds are issued by public sectorauthorities, credit institutions, companies and supranational institutionsStock are issued by corporation or joint-stock companies
Meaning:In finance, a bond is a debt security, in which the authorized issuer owes the holders a debt and is obliged to repay the principal and interestIn financial markets, stock capital raised by a corporation or joint-stock company through the issuance and distribution of shares
No. of Types:12 Types4 Types
Holders:Bond holders are in essence lenders to the issuerThe stock holders own a part of the issuing company (have an equity stake)
Kind:SecuritiesSecurities

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- by 122.248.9.98 on 2009-09-10 05:24:40