Sentences with phrase «trading bonds assuming»

Another point is that there can be mark - ups in bonds and thus it isn't necessarily that you are making more in trading bonds assuming one is buying bonds on the secondary market that may not be as liquid as a mutual fund.

Not exact matches

I personally believe that the above are good enough reasons to add pressure to Treasuries, but if we want more food for thought, we can not forget that China is the largest holder of US government bonds after the Fed and if the rhetoric around a trade war escalates we can assume that this point would most likely be touched by Chinese counterparties.

I talk often about the «democratization» of the bond market that ETFs have driven, and it seems natural to assume that the big winners are everyday investors who can have difficulty buying and trading bonds themselves.

The heart of my question is really this: Is the advice to put part of your portfolio into bonds assuming you are buying and holding to maturity, or trading them based on market value fluctuations?

Assuming one of these bonds is traded on a public exchange while the other is not, the investor is not willing to pay as much for the nonpublic bond, thus receiving a greater premium at maturity.

I talk often about the «democratization» of the bond market that ETFs have driven, and it seems natural to assume that the big winners are everyday investors who can have difficulty buying and trading bonds themselves.

If you invest in bonds, assume you will earn the current yield; don't assume you can make money trading in bonds.

Both academics and professional investors assume that a country's capital markets will function smoothly: banks will make loans to credit - worthy borrowers, corporations and governments will be able to access the bond market to finance longer - term projects and stocks will trade regularly, transparently and at rational expense.