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A guaranteed bond is a bond whose interest and principal payments are supported by a third-party guarantor, such as a parent company, government authority, or insurance company. If the issuer cannot meet its payment obligations, the guarantor is expected to step in and make the required payments, giving investors an additional layer of credit protection.
A guarantor is a person, company, parent entity, financial institution, or government body that agrees to meet a borrower’s debt obligations if the borrower fails to pay. In bond markets, a guarantor can improve investor protection by providing an additional source of repayment for interest, principal, or other amounts covered by the guarantee.
Hard call protection is the fixed period after a bond is issued during which the issuer is barred from calling — redeeming — the bond early, at any price and for any reason.
High yield bonds are non investment grade corporate debt securities rated BB+ or lower that compensate investors for elevated credit and default risk through higher coupon payments; positioned between investment grade bonds and equities within the fixed income asset class, they offer higher income potential but greater sensitivity to economic conditions and issuer fundamentals.
Interest rate risk is the risk that the market value of a bond or other fixed income security will change because of movements in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of existing fixed-rate bonds usually decline, as newer bonds may offer higher yields. When interest rates fall, existing bonds with higher coupons may become more valuable, although investors may face reinvestment risk if future cash flows have to be reinvested at lower rates.
Investment grade describes a bond — or the company or government that issues it — rated BBB− (or Baa3) or higher by the major credit-rating agencies, marking it as the lower-risk tier of the bond market.
An issue date is the specific date on which a bond, stock, or other financial instrument is officially created and delivered to investors by the issuer. It marks the beginning of the instrument’s life, determines when interest starts to accrue for bonds, and serves as the reference point for tax reporting, payment schedules, and time to maturity.
A junior bond is a debt instrument that ranks below senior debt in the issuer’s repayment hierarchy. If the issuer defaults or enters liquidation, junior bondholders are repaid only after senior creditors have been paid. Because of this lower priority, junior bonds usually carry higher risk and typically offer higher interest rates than senior bonds.
LIBOR replacement refers to the set of risk-free overnight reference rates — led by SOFR for the US dollar — that took over from LIBOR after it was permanently discontinued.
Liquidity is the degree to which an asset can be quickly sold or converted into cash without materially affecting its market price. In financial markets, the term is also used to describe a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations using cash and other liquid assets.