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Bonds (bonds) is a security certificates a liability to pay a debt. This is a financial instrument with which states, local authorities, business and other companies borrow money from the public (or other lenders).

It can also be viewed as a treadle loan. (in contrast to a “regular” bank loan – the bonds can be sold and bought in the secondary market).

The bond issuer receives money from the purchasers of the bonds upfront.This amount is equal to the nominal value of the bond, higher (issue at a premium – that is above the nominal price) or lower (issue at a discount ). The issuer usually agrees to pay the amount specified in the bond (sometimes plus indexation), as well as interest, at a later date (or dates ).
No collateral or guarantee regarding the payment of the debt are required , but if it does exist, the safest way to secure a debt may be a guarantee (made by the issuer of the bond or other sort of guarantee) or a real estate pledge.

The most common type of bonds are bonds issued by large companies or government agencies. These bonds are redeemable on their expiration date but during their lives until the redemption date they are also used in stock exchange trading and as such they are subject to price fluctuations.

The fact that bonds are Listed for trade does not change the amount payed at maturity (principal plus interest) they only represents the demand and supply for the bond during its lifetime.

Bonds are different than stocks, a person who buys stocks becomes a shareholder in the company while a bond holder only owns a part of the company’s debt.