A series EE savings bond which was introduced by the U.S. Treasury Department in December 11, 2001, three months after...

An asset class that consists of equity investments in privately- or closely-held companies. This type of investment is generally meant...

"Price" has different meanings across different contexts. In general, it is defined as the monetary amount that is charged, or...

A curve that depicts the relationship between the annual yield on a coupon bond (coupon-bearing bond) and its price. Coupons...

The premium leg of a CDO tranche constitutes the regular payments that are proportional to the difference between the tranche...

A bond which is mainly issued to refinance previously issued bonds that carry higher coupons than current market. A pre-refunded...

A bond which is mainly issued to refinance previously issued bonds that carry higher coupons than current market. A pre-refunding...

The normal relationship between bond yields and maturity lengths that is observed when interest rates on the long-term bonds exceed...

A bond that does not carry any special features- i.e., it has no clauses granting conversion or warrant privileges. A...

A preferred stock that has no redemption date. In other words, this fixed-rate equity instrument allows the holder no participation...