Corporate Bond Investment Glossary

Corporate bond and fixed income investment terminology explained

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Make Whole Premium

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Amount Outstanding

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Accrued Interest

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Administrator

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Seniority/Asset Security

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AT1s / Contingent Convertible

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Bonds

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How does the mid-market rate work?

Details on how the rate and mid-market rate works
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Call Schedule

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Capital Gains / Capital Loss

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Capitalisation

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Capitalisation LTV

Credit Statistics
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Cashflow

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Credit Rating

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Coupon

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Covenants

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Current Yield

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Default

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Distressed Debt

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EBITDA

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EBITDA/Cash Interest

Credit Statistics
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Equity

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Fixed Charge over Assets

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Fixed Rate

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Floating Rate

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Guarantees

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High Yield Bonds

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Impairments

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ISIN codes

What is an ISIN code?
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Leverage

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LIBOR

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LQA

Last Quarter Annualised
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Lower Tier 2 (LT2)

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Loan-To-Value (“LTV”)

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LTM

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Market Price

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Maturity Date

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Minimum Investment Amount

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Net Investible Assets

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Net Debt to EBITDA

Credit statistics
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Perpetual

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PIK

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Principal

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Sale Fee

Fees
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Secondary Market

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Senior Secured

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Service Fee

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Stressed Bond

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Unsecured Bonds

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Upper Tier 2 (UT2)

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Volatility

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Yield to Call

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Yield to Maturity

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Yield to Worst

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