Fixed Income Trading
Fixed income trading involves the buying and selling of securities including government and corporate bonds. Learn the basics of those securities and how they are impacted by government and fiscal policy and other macroeconomic indicators.
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How to Open a Swing Trade Account
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How to Swing Trade
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Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP): Definition and Uses
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What Is a Credit-Linked Note (CLN), and How Does It Work?
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Equity-Linked Note (ELN) Definition and Features
Explore Fixed Income Trading
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Riding the Yield Curve: What it Means, How it Works
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Why Hedge Funds Love Investing in Distressed Debt
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Normal Yield Curve: What it is, How it Works
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Non-Marketable Security: Definition, Examples, Vs. Marketable
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What Is a Negative Bond Yield? How It Works in Investing
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What Is Prepayment Risk? Definition, Consequences, and Examples
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What Is the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC)? History
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Interpolated Yield Curve (I Curve): Definition and Uses
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Treasury Lock: Overview and Examples in Fixed Income Trading
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Repudiation: Meaning, Examples and FAQs in Fixed Income
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Convertible Hedge: What it Means, How it Works, Example
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Matrix Trading: What it is, Risks, Example
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Death Put: Meaning, Pros and Cons, Example
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Master Notes: What It Is, How It Works, Example
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Brave Enough to Invest in Greek Bonds? Here's How
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Constant Proportion Debt Obligation (CPDO): Meaning, Limitations
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Collateralized Mortgage Obligation vs. Collateralized Bond Obligation
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Modified Pass-Through Certificate
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What Are Some Examples of Debt Instruments?
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What Does Market Segmentation Theory Assume About Interest Rates?
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Empirical Duration
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Risk-Free Asset: Definition and Examples of Asset Types
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How to Calculate Macaulay Duration in Excel
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How to Profit From Investing in Failing Company Debt
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How Do I Calculate Convexity in Excel?
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Global Bonds: What it is, Overview of How it Works
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Convertible Bond Arbitrage: Definition, How It Works, Examples
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Interest Rate Collar: Definition, How It Works, Example
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Substitution Swap: Meaning, Example, Risks
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Municipal Bond Arbitrage: What It is, How It Works
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Intermarket Spread Swap
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Zero-Coupon Mortgage: What It is, How it Works
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Next Generation Fixed Income (NGFI)
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Range Accrual Options: Types and Calculations
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Cashless Conversion: Overview, Example, FAQ
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Vintage: What it is, How it Works, Special Considerations
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What Is Portfolio Runoff? Definition, How It Works, and Examples
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Single Monthly Mortality (SMM): What it is, How it Works
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Aggregator: What it is in Real Estate Investing
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Stripped MBS: What It Means, How It Works
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Assignment Of Trade (AOT): Meaning, Example, Criticism
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Half-Life: What It Means, How It Works, Example
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Calamity Call: What It is, How It Works, Example
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48-Hour Rule: What It is, How It Works, Example
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Drop: What It is, How it Works, Pros and Cons
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Reverse Convertible Note (RCN): What It is, How It Works
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Dedicated Portfolio: Meaning, Pros and Cons, Example
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Jumbo Pool: What It Means, Benefits, Risks
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Delayed Perpetuity: Meaning, Examples, Calculations
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How the Money Market Hedge Works
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Inverse Relation Between Interest Rates and Bond Prices
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Barbell: Definition in Investing, How Strategy Works, and Example
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Calculating the Dollar Value of Basis Points in Excel
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Floating Charge: Definition, How They're Used, and Example
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Is the USAA Money Market Fund USAXX Worth It?
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Theory of Liquidity Preference Definition: History, Example, and How It Works
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Coupon Equivalent Rate (CER): Meaning, Formula, Example
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Yield to Maturity vs. Holding Period Return: What's the Difference?
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What Is a Basis Rate Swap? Definition, Example, and Basis Risk
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Variable Rate Demand Note: Explaining VRDNs