Corporate bond
bond issued by a corporation
A corporate bond is a bond issued by a corporation in order to raise financing for a variety of reasons such as to fund ongoing operations, mergers & acquisitions, or to expand business. It is a longer-term debt instrument indicating that a corporation has borrowed a certain amount of money and promises to repay it in the future under specific terms. Corporate debt instruments with maturity shorter than one year are referred to as commercial paper.
Definition
A corporate bond is a bond issued by a corporation in order to raise financing for a variety of reasons such as to fund ongoing operations, mergers & acquisitions, or to expand business. The term sometimes also encompasses bonds issued by supranational organizations (such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development). Strictly speaking, however, it only applies to those issued by corporations. The bonds of local authorities (municipal bonds) are not included.
Trading
Corporate bonds trade in decentralized, dealer-based, over-the-counter markets. In over-the-counter trading, dealers act as intermediaries between buyers and sellers. Corporate bonds may be publicly listed (these are called "listed" bonds).
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