Not exact matches
As a result, traders are turning to
bond futures, where having more
buyers and sellers makes entering and exiting positions easier.
As rates creep higher overseas in response to the gradual removal of policy accommodation in Europe and Asia, foreign
buyers will have less incentive to hunt for yield in U.S.
bonds.
That will be important to private investors, because if the central bank held itself out
as a privileged bondholder, effectively passing more risk on to other
bond holders, other
buyers might undermine the stimulus program by demanding higher interest rates.
Western allies press Trump to maintain nuclear deal with Iran: Reuters US intelligence monitors Iranian cargo shipments into Syria: CNN A trade war is a major risk for China's debt - ridden economy: CNBC Federal judge orders gov» t must accept new DACA immigration applications: WaPo Unification of Koreas still unlikely
as leaders prepare to meet: Reuters US Consumer Confidence Index rebounded in April after March decline: CB New home sales in US increased to 4 - month high in March: MarketWatch Richmond Fed Mfg Index turns negative for first time since 2016:
Bond Buyer S&P Case - Shiller Home Price Index surged in Feb, up 6.3 % y - o - y: CNBC Federal Housing Finance Agency: US house prices continued to rise in Feb: HW Corp
bonds with lowest investment - grade rating look vulnerable: Bloomberg 10 - year Treasury yield reaches 3.0 % for first time since 2014: CNN Money
The fact that investors bought both demonstrates the extent to which institutional
bond buyers have accepted social and environmentally responsible behavior by corporates
as actions which should be funded.
In sovereign debt and, to an even greater degree, corporate
bond markets, liquidity hinges in large part on whether specialised dealers («market - makers») respond to temporary imbalances in supply and demand by stepping in
as buyers (or sellers) against trades sought by other market participants.
European
bond buyers, for their part, have gone «risk - off» on what they see
as exotic credits, Burgin says.
Wall Street believes that an Election Day outcome such
as this would be a positive for the
bond market which, for homeowners and home
buyers, would lead to lower mortgage rates nationwide.
Although the strategy helped banks boost their capital, retail
buyers are now facing paper losses
as the
bonds convert into shares.
This will happen with the U.S. Treasury
bond market,
as such low rates will attract fewer and fewer
buyers.
Government
bonds have typically been more sensitive to changes in U.S. interest rates,
as they have a much higher proportion of foreign
buyers and sellers from countries where local rates might be more stable or moving in the opposite direction.
The unit, the chief investment office (CIO), has been the biggest
buyer of European mortgage - backed
bonds and other complex debt securities such
as collateralized loan obligations in all markets for more than three years... The unit made a deliberate move out of safer assets such
as US Treasuries in 2009 in an effort to increase returns and diversify investments.»
We define intrinsic value
as the amount that would accrue to the owners of a security if the underlying company were sold to a rational and well - informed
buyer, or the company was liquidated with the proceeds distributed to security holders, or where the particular security sells at a price that would yield no better than a security considered ultra-safe, such
as a US Treasury note or
bond» Lou Simpson
On most days, movements in
bond prices are fairly contained
as the number of
buyers and sellers are relatively balanced.
- March 14, 2014:
As Orange County sees dip in
bond rating, new County Executive Steve Neuhaus and legislative members propose new plan for selling Valley View to private
buyer.
«We view charter schools
as competition, and Keller ISD feels like we can compete well,» Youngs told The
Bond Buyer.
Senators Cornyn (R - TX) and Warner (D - VA) introduced a bill to expand private activity
bonds (PABs) on the day the Chamber had its press conference, and The
Bond Buyer sees PABs
as the financing mechanism for infrastructure through «public private partnerships.»
As I mentioned at the beginning of this article, a
bond is essentially a contract between the issuer and the
buyer.
These accounts also offer access to your savings without having to find a
buyer and arrange a price,
as you would if you were selling a stock or
bond.
Short and intermediate corporate
bonds came under pressure throughout the first quarter, due to less demand from corporate
buyers,
as a result of repatriation provisions in the US tax reform.
The market value of a
bond changes over time
as it becomes more or less attractive to potential
buyers.
A real yield
buyer is willing to but more
bonds as the inflation - adjusted yield rises.
That is pretty much what is happening today,
as the Bank of Japan is the
buyer of substantially all new
bonds being issued by the Japanese treasury.
Broker - dealers at banks or brokerage houses, known
as the underwriter, act
as intermediaries between the issuer and the
bond buyer.
(1) Before executing a contract or agreement with or receiving money or other valuable consideration from a
buyer, a credit services organization shall provide the
buyer with a written statement containing: (a) A complete and detailed description of the services to be performed by the credit services organization for the
buyer and the total cost of the services; (b) A statement explaining the
buyer's right to proceed against the surety
bond or surety account required by section 45 - 805; (c) The name and address of the surety company that issued the
bond or the name and address of the depository and the trustee and the account number of the surety account; (d) A complete and accurate statement of the
buyer's right to review any file on the
buyer maintained by a consumer reporting agency
as provided by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.; (e) A statement that the
buyer's file is available for review at no charge on request made to the consumer reporting agency within thirty days after the date of receipt of notice that credit has been denied and that the
buyer's file is available for a minimal charge at any other time; (f) A complete and accurate statement of the
buyer's right to dispute directly with the consumer reporting agency the completeness or accuracy of any item contained in a file on the
buyer maintained by the consumer reporting agency; (g) A statement that accurate information can not be permanently removed from the files of a consumer reporting agency; (h) A complete and accurate statement of when consumer information becomes obsolete and of when consumer reporting agencies are prevented from issuing reports containing obsolete information; and (i) A complete and accurate statement of the availability of nonprofit credit counseling services.
Thus,
as the quality rating of a
bond falls, sellers must lower their asking prices to make the
bond attractive to potential
buyers.
We should be very clear that a
bond fund is just a collection of individual
bonds in which the manager acts
as your
buyer / seller.
Prohibited acts.A credit services organization, a salesperson, agent, or representative of a credit services organization, or an independent contractor who sells or attempts to sell the services of a credit services organization shall not: (1) Charge a
buyer or receive from a
buyer money or other valuable consideration before completing performance of all services, other than those described in subdivision (2) of this section, which the credit services organization has agreed to perform for the
buyer unless the credit services organization has obtained a surety
bond or established and maintained a surety account
as provided in section 45 - 805; (2) Charge a
buyer or receive from a
buyer money or other valuable consideration for obtaining or attempting to obtain an extension of credit that the credit services organization has agreed to obtain for the
buyer before the extension of credit is obtained; (3) Charge a
buyer or receive from a
buyer money or other valuable consideration solely for referral of the
buyer to a retail seller who will or may extend credit to the
buyer if the credit that is or will be extended to the
buyer is substantially the same
as that available to the general public; (4) Make or use a false or misleading representation in the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization, including (a) guaranteeing to erase bad credit or words to that effect unless the representation clearly discloses that this can be done only if the credit history is inaccurate or obsolete and (b) guaranteeing an extension of credit regardless of the person's previous credit problem or credit history unless the representation clearly discloses the eligibility requirements for obtaining an extension of credit; (5) Engage, directly or indirectly, in a fraudulent or deceptive act, practice, or course of business in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization; (6) Make or advise a
buyer to make a statement with respect to a
buyer's credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity that is false or misleading or that should be known by the exercise of reasonable care to be false or misleading to a consumer reporting agency or to a person who has extended credit to a
buyer or to whom a
buyer is applying for an extension of credit; or (7) Advertise or cause to be advertised, in any manner whatsoever, the services of a credit services organization without filing a registration statement with the Secretary of State under section 45 - 806 unless otherwise provided by the Credit Services Organization Act.
These discounts are used to entice
buyers into purchasing lower - interest
bonds, and may be seen
as critical to the successful sale of zero - coupon
bonds.
The OID may be seen
as a form of interest, since the
buyer receives the face value of the
bond even though he paid less than par when it was purchased.
On the other hand, from the point of view of a distressed
bond buyer seeking to reorganize the company, the market price of the debt obligation (particularly
as a percentage of claim) becomes the key number.
But, unlike a single
bond where the
buyer can hold to maturity, i.e. the duration drops about one tear for each year of real time passing, a fund of treasuries will never mature, the duration will remain somewhat constant
as new treasuries are purchased when others mature or new money comes in.
(1) Charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services the credit service organization has agreed to perform for the
buyer, unless the credit service organization has obtained a surety
bond of $ 10,000 issued by a surety company admitted to do business in this state and has established a trust account at a federally insured bank or savings and loan association located in this state; however, where a credit service organization has obtained a surety
bond and established a trust account
as provided herein, the credit service organization may charge or receive money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services it has agreed to perform for the
buyer but shall deposit all money or other valuable consideration received in its trust account until the full and complete performance of the services it has agreed to perform for the
buyer;
And also according to these market analysts, Japanese investors are the main
buyers of European government
bonds because Japanese investors supposedly see European
bonds as a more attractive alternative to U.S. government
bonds.
(1) A credit services organization, its salespersons, agents, and representatives, and independent contractors who sell or attempt to sell the services of a credit services organization may not do any of the following: (a) conduct any business regulated by this chapter without first: (i) securing a certificate of registration from the division; and (ii) unless exempted under Section 13 -21-4, posting a
bond, letter of credit, or certificate of deposit with the division in the amount of $ 100,000; (b) make a false statement, or fail to state a material fact, in connection with an application for registration with the division; (c) charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services the credit services organization has agreed to perform for the
buyer; (d) dispute or challenge, or assist a person in disputing or challenging an entry in a credit report prepared by a consumer reporting agency without a factual basis for believing and obtaining a written statement for each entry from the person stating that that person believes that the entry contains a material error or omission, outdated information, inaccurate information, or unverifiable information; (e) charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration solely for referral of the
buyer to a retail seller who will or may extend credit to the
buyer, if the credit that is or will be extended to the
buyer is upon substantially the same terms
as those available to the general public; (f) make, or counsel or advise any
buyer to make, any statement that is untrue or misleading and that is known, or that by the exercise of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading, to a credit reporting agency or to any person who has extended credit to a
buyer or to whom a
buyer is applying for an extension of credit, with respect to a
buyer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity; (g) make or use any untrue or misleading representations in the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate
as fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization; and (h) transact any business
as a credit services organization,
as defined in Section 13 -21-2, without first having registered with the division by paying an annual fee set pursuant to Section 63J -1-504 and filing proof that it has obtained a
bond or letter of credit
as required by Subsection (2).
Large index ETFs, which have real - time net asset values (NAVs), have not helped this pricing problem in fixed income but, in parts of the fixed income market where there is less liquidity (such
as high yield
bonds), sourcing issues can be more difficult — particularly in a market sell - off where
buyers may not be readily available with sufficient capacity to take on
bond inventory.
As a
buyer or seller of a
bond you need to acknowledge and accept the decision of whether the bid (offer to buy) or ask (offer to sell) is suitable for your current position; Do you want to buy or sell at the price being offered?
In this case, strategy three can make more sense,
as the set of
buyers taking the convertible stock and
bonds don't see the dilution.
If an institution sells a
bond with a $ 100 premium and a 10 - year maturity to a
buyer, the institution is agreeing to pay back the $ 100 to the
buyer at the end of the 10 - year period
as well
as regular interest payments over the course of the intervening period.
This is very rare, but when it happens, it leaves a lot of very unhappy investors; their coupon payments are taxed
as ordinary income and, if they choose to sell the
bond, the price they receive will be reduced because
buyers would require a higher yield on a taxable
bond.
In this case, the discount
bond (from above) will be worth less to the
buyer,
as shown below.
That isn't to say this is the absolute bottom, but I think
as we finally resolve the
bond insurer issue (one way or another) municipal
buyers will come back in.
Suppose a situation arose where there were no
buyers in the secondary market for a particular ETF (such
as VTI), even though there were still
buyers of the stocks and / or
bonds that underlay the ETF.
The Fed, however, will, in effect, be a seller rather than a
buyer of debt for the next three years
as it allows its
bond portfolio to mature and wind down.
In a bad real estate market, you can't sell;
buyers are gunshy — it is akin to what I went through
as a corporate
bond manager in 2002.
They repackaged these loans and used them
as collateral for
bonds called mortgage - backed securities; they guaranteed
buyers of those securities against default.
(1) Charge a
buyer or receive from a
buyer money or other valuable consideration before completing performance of all services the credit services organization has agreed to perform for the
buyer, unless the credit services organization has obtained in accordance with § 2404 of this title a surety
bond in the amount required by § 2404 (e) of this title issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this State or established and maintained a surety account at a federally insured bank or savings and loan association located in this State in which the amount required by § 2404 (e) of this title is held in trust
as required by § 2404 (c) of this title;
The welcome effect is that people took it
as a matter of course that stocks were real businesses bought for ownership, although stock
buyers had the reputation of being slick and wily because their ownership positions were based on the current and future profitability of companies rather than secured
bonds which had been the hallmark of traditional conservative investing accounts because property could be sold to return part of your principal in the event that the business failed.
Instead, they are very long term investors who have developed their own unique set of rules, and Dimensional Indexes, that are focused on the factor research of Fama, French and other academics,
as well
as internal trading rules - based strategies that minimize market impact costs and capture liquidity premiums for being a patient
buyer and seller of stocks or
bonds that meet their rules of construction.
Most
bond buyers at the primary offering are large institutional investors such
as broker - dealers and mutual funds.