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Introduction to Fixed-Income Securities
Financial Risk Management Nattawut Jenwittayaroje, PhD, CFA NIDA Business School
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Topics
- What is a bond?
- Time Value of Money and Bond Pricing
- Yield Measurement
- Risks of Fixed-Income Securities
- Interest Rate Risk Measurement: Duration
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What is a bond?
- A bond is a form of loans or debt securities (i.e., fixed-
income securities), which is a claim on a specified periodic stream of income.
- A borrower issues (i.e., sells) a bond to a lender for some
amount of cash. The bond obligates the borrower (i.e., issuer) to make specified payments on specified dates.
- An investor who purchases a bond is lender or creditor
- A (typical) bond generally makes a regular interest payment,
called a coupon, at regular intervals, and a terminal payment, called the face value at the maturity date.
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