Corporate Bonds

Archive for May, 2007

Question: Need Some Bond Information?

Hello,

Answer: Most major brokerages have this kind of information on line. Try here on the Fidelity site for example. I'll also try to put up examples of the specific things you asked for which I obtained from the Fidelity site.

Meanwhile, enjoy!

Example 1: 20 year treasury bond (currently priced at 141.125 bid, 141.188 ask, 3.368% yield bid, 3.364% yield ask)

UNITED STATES TREAS BDS 6.25000% 05/15/2030
CUSIP 912810FM5
Pay Frequency SEMI-ANNUALLY
Coupon 6.250
Maturity Date 05/15/2030
Moody's Rating AAA
S&P Rating AAA
Call Protection YES
Bond Type Treasury
Interest Accrual Date 11/15/1999

Example 2: 20 year AAA rated corporate bond. The scuttlebut I'm finding on the financial blogs is that AAA rated Corporate Bonds are becoming almost an extinct species. Almost all of them are being, or already have been, downgraded by the rating agencies to something lower. Even GE is no longer AAA! So you might want to review that info with your instructor! In my search, I simply could not find any 20 year AAA rated Corporate Bonds on the secondary market.

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Question: Where can I find past bond prices?

Is there any website that has information on historical corporate bond prices? finance.yahoo only reports current bond prices.

Answer: This is readily available at the web site for the entity issuing the bond..

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