A Bond is a loan to a government or company that pays fixed interest (the coupon) and returns the principal at maturity. Bonds are generally lower-risk than stocks, and their prices move inversely to interest rates.
How traders trade it
- Pays regular interest (the coupon) until it matures.
- Prices fall when interest rates rise, and rise when they fall.
- Government bonds set the benchmark 'risk-free' yield.
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