Introduction to Bond Markets:
- Main Players
- The Investor Perspective
- The Borrower Perspective
- The Intermediaries Perspective
- Credit Structure, Ratings and Credit Agencies
Bond Market Segments:
- Domestic Bond Market
- Foreign Bond Market
- Eurobond Market and the Asian Bond Market
- Global Bond Markets
Description of Different Government Bond Markets:
- United States: US Treasuries
- Japan: JGB's
- Italy: BTP's
- Germany: Bund's, BobI's
- United Kingdom: Gilt's
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Bond Pricing:
- Pricing and Valuation of Fixed-Rate Bonds
- Accrued Interest
- The Relationship between Price, Yield and Coupon
The Debt Origination Process:
- The Role of Banks as Intermediaries between Borrowers and Investors
- The Interplay between Origination, Sales and Trading
- Syndication of New Issues
Variations to Fixed-Income Bonds:
- Floating Rate Notes (FRN's)
- Zero-coupon Bonds
- Step-up Coupon Bonds
- Convertibles
- Bonds with Equity Warrants
- Callable Bonds
- Asset-backed Securities
- Strips
- Repurchase Agreements (Repo's)
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