Sentences with phrase «smaller bond issues»

Also, most bond indexes don't include smaller bond issues to minimize the problems associated with a lack of liquidity.

Sparinvest's Value Bond strategies will continue to maximize returns by identifying and investing in smaller bond issues.

His argument is that given the challenges facing large bond issues, you really want a fund that can benefit from small bond issues.

Not exact matches

Finance startup Bond Street issues loans to small businesses, many of which have less - than - ideal credit, and it's hatched a plan to stand out in the crowded online lending sector.

One reason for looking at junk bonds is that the firms that issue junk bonds are closer on the risk continuum to a large mass of firms that are too small and too weak to issue bonds at all, and that rely on banks or the informal capital market for funds.

Many small - and medium - size banks are increasingly raising money for loans, bond purchases and other investments by issuing wealth management products, and even some largely unregulated companies have begun issuing wealth management products.

These funds invest primarily in bonds issued by countries with smaller, less developed economies, or by corporations headquartered in developing countries.

Entities in smaller markets typically issue foreign currency debt in offshore bond markets because they can issue larger, lower - rated and / or longer - maturity bonds than they can (at least at comparable prices) in their domestic market.

Unlike the United States, Europe lacks a vibrant market for corporate bonds issued by smaller, riskier companies.

Each month, Palhares and Richardson sorted corporate bonds into quintiles based on each liquidity measure and computed the return of a long / short portfolio that buys the least liquid bonds (i.e., smaller issue sizes, higher bid / ask spreads, lower trading volume, higher price impact or higher frequency of zero - trading days) and sells the most liquid bonds (i.e., larger issue sizes, smaller bid / ask spreads, higher trading volume, lower price impact or lower frequency of zero - trading days).

Its $ 46 billion corporate bond issue in January 2016 was hailed as the largest on record; large bond issues were easier to trade than small ones as banks shied from debt capital market in response to capital requirements.

The two most relevant regulations were: 1) the prohibition on interstate banking, which created overly small and undiversified banks that were highly prone to failure; and 2) the requirement that federally chartered banks back their currency with purchases of US government bonds, which made it prohibitively expensive to issue more currency when the demand rose, leading to the currency shortages and resulting panics that culminated in the Panic of 1907.

Committee members said they hoped that the project's smaller price tag of $ 6.5 million, which would also come with a smaller tax hike or bond issue, would be more palatable to voters.

In 1991, the park district will issue another set of bonds to build a $ 7 million community center that will include a gymnasium and small theater.

Cuomo included the funding in the budget after Senate Republicans initially proposed a clean water bond act in the wake of water contamination issues arising in small upstate communities.

As you survey the unfolding landscapes in this 50th Anniversary issue of the James Bond series, you may think, as did I, that the most impressive decision was made not by Sam Mendes, who directs the movie, not by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan who scripted the work, but by a small group of top leaders in the Chinese Communist party.

«The kids who think more concretely think about it as an issue of size, like atoms are small, but bonds are even smaller, which is kind of accurate.

In contrast, a bond issued by a smaller company with weaker financial strength typically trades at a higher spread relative to Treasuries.

You want a little bit more diversification, and then plus, the pricing on individual bonds on those small issues?

Look, I used to trade small - issue lesser - known bonds.

Corporate bonds are issued by companies and although the companies can be small or large, most corporate bonds are issued by the larger companies.

When rates drop to 6 %, the company calls the bonds, pays each investor his principal and a small call premium, and then issues new callable bonds with a 6 % interest rate.

The interest - bearing bonds are intended for small scale, non-accredited investors and can only be issued by a non-profit organization.

Ideally, you want to choose a combination of low - cost funds that will give you exposure to stocks of all types and styles (domestic, foreign, large, small, growth and value) as well as bond funds that track the broad investment - grade bond market (government and corporate issues in a range of maturities).

As a result, they spread out risk much more effectively than a small, hand - picked basket of stocks or bond issues.

Diversity & number of bond issues: The nearly 100,000 bond issues tracked in the S&P Municipal Bond Index illustrates that the municipal market has many smaller and less frequent issuers than the corporate bond marbond issues: The nearly 100,000 bond issues tracked in the S&P Municipal Bond Index illustrates that the municipal market has many smaller and less frequent issuers than the corporate bond marbond issues tracked in the S&P Municipal Bond Index illustrates that the municipal market has many smaller and less frequent issuers than the corporate bond marBond Index illustrates that the municipal market has many smaller and less frequent issuers than the corporate bond marbond market.

An alternative process for bond issuance, which is commonly used for smaller issues and avoids this cost, is the private placement bond.

Each month, Palhares and Richardson sorted corporate bonds into quintiles based on each liquidity measure and computed the return of a long / short portfolio that buys the least liquid bonds (i.e., smaller issue sizes, higher bid / ask spreads, lower trading volume, higher price impact or higher frequency of zero - trading days) and sells the most liquid bonds (i.e., larger issue sizes, smaller bid / ask spreads, higher trading volume, lower price impact or lower frequency of zero - trading days).

The smaller the issue the tighter the market and buying into or selling out of a bond before maturity might force an investor into accepting a price that is prohibitive.

If an investor only has enough capital for a small amount of issues (2 - 5 different bonds) quality is appropriate, but without enough capital for adequate diversification an ETF is usually the better option than directly holding only a few bonds.

It could be argued that if someone nest egg is too small for retirement, they should stay in equities as long as possible to try to grow it, but that would be a contentious issue, for sure, since although stocks have a higher average return than bonds and bank accounts, the risk of loss in short time periods is higher.

It is not so much an issue with bonds or GICs because they can redeemed and switched into stocks with probably a small tax hit.

Do that, and you'll gain exposure to virtually every type of publicly traded stock in the world (large and small, growth and value, domestic and foreign, all industries and sectors) as well as the entire U.S. investment - grade taxable bond market (short - to long - term maturities, corporates, Treasuries and mortgage - backed issues).

However, if you need a performance bond for a smaller contract (about $ 350K and under) your credit issues can not be severe.

If you're a smaller / disadvantaged contractor with credit issues, you'll need to go through the SBA program to get bonded.

Even understanding what a put bond is worth is valuable; after deducting yield because of the illiquidity of the smaller put bond issue.

In addition to small cap and big cap value funds I also lightened up on GM & GMAC junk bonds and added to my investment grade bonds by buying AAA and AA exchange traded debt issues that were mainly utilities and financial companies.

That's correct, except for one small issue: Why would you buy bonds in a taxable account?

If a less specific group of bonds can be delivered to create a new unit, i.e., the bonds must satisfy certain constraints on issuer percentages, issue sizes, duration [interest rate sensitivity], convexity [sensitivity to interest rate sensitivity], sector percentages, option - adjusted spread / yield, etc., then arbitrage can proceed more rapidly, and premiums over NAV should be smaller.

If the total value of a bond offering is too small to justify the cost of having it rated, a bond may be issued without a rating.

Therefore a bond issued by a small city would be considered riskier than a bond issued by a large city.

They bond strongly with their owners and are great with kids, although their size could be an issue with small children.

Solar startups are offering new ways to both pay for rooftop solar installations and invest in the sector — from solar loans and leases for houses, to crowdfunding, debt securities and bond issues for small - time financiers.