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What is a bond?
A promise or an agreement to make payments in the
future, they are used by corporations and different
branches of the government to borrow
money. Bonds are used as a debt instrument.
What is a consol?
A consol makes periodic interest payments forever,
never repaying the principal that was borrowed.
What is a stock?
Also known as common stock or equity, are shares in
a firm's ownership.
Risk spread is
Usually positive for non US treasury Bonds
The difference between the bond's yield and the
yield on US Treasury bond of the same maturity.
a consol is
a bond that makes periodic interest payments
forever