From the course: Fixed Income Fundamentals

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Example of a bond: Refinitiv

Example of a bond: Refinitiv

From the course: Fixed Income Fundamentals

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Example of a bond: Refinitiv

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- [Instructor] So, this is what a bond looks like nowadays. The screen that you see in front of you is taken from Refinitiv, which is an industry-wide communications, information, and analytical software program for capital market users. For now, we will focus on the information contained on the Refinitiv screen for the latest 10-year government bond of the USA, known as the 10-year note. Some key things I want to point out here. Number one is under Issuer Information, you'll see that it was issued by the US Treasury. The maturity date of this particular ten-year note is May 15th, 2031, and the coupon is 1.625%, and the coupon frequency is semi-annual. The currency is denominated in US dollars, and the issue size is here under Amount Outstanding, and you'll see it's about 148 and a half billion US dollars. Each minimum investment size or piece is $100, and increments thereof of $100 dollars as well, and each bond will have their unique identification number known as the ISIN. Now…

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