types:
cash equivalent
a highly liquid debt instrument with maturities of less than three months
floater
a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
bond,
bond certificate
a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
bond issue
bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity
convertible bond
a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions
corporate bond
a bond issued by a corporation; carries no claim to ownership and pays no dividends but payments to bondholders have priority over payments to stockholders
bearer bond,
coupon bond
a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments
government bond
a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world
high-yield bond,
junk bond
a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit
noncallable bond
a bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem the security before a specific date (usually at maturity)
performance bond,
surety bond
a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance
post-obit bond
a bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion
registered bond
a bond whose owner is recorded on the books of the issuer; can be transferred to another owner only when endorsed by the registered owner
revenue bond
a bond issued by an agency that is commissioned to finance public works; revenue from the public property is used to pay off the bond
zero coupon bond,
zero-coupon bond
a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security
time deposit
a certificate of deposit from which withdrawals can be made only after advance notice or at a specified future date
note receivable
your right in a promissory note in which the maker promises to pay a certain amount of money at a certain time
note payable
a note promising to pay a certain amount of money at a certain time
commercial paper
an unsecured and unregistered short-term obligation issued by an institutional borrower to investors who have temporarily idle cash
municipal note
a municipal debt instrument with a maturity of less than 2 years
IOU
an informal debt instrument; representing `I owe you'
time note
a note that specifies the time (or times) of repayment
Premium Bond
a government bond that bears no interest or capital gains but enters the holder into lotteries