What are Bonds?BOnds are long term debt instrument(more than a year)issued by the govt for financing d economy.it can also be known as fixed income securities because most bond attracts a fixed rate of interest although some bonds have variable interest rate.interest rates can also be called coupon.bonds are issued in units.for example,N1000 is for 1units,so a bond of N1m is 1000units....will update more as time goes on.feel free to ask any question

Thanks for this. I am learning from it. But I dont understand some terms like 'debt instrument'. Please can you help put it in simple terms so that people like me who are not used to them and are not in that field will comprehend it. Thanks ma'am

Debt instrument is a written document by d govt that provides evidence of d bond and also d time of repayment.it is a written promise by d govt to pay back d bond when it matures

Types of Bonds.we have 1) GOVERNMENT BOND:it is issued by the d federal govt.2) SOVEREIGN BOND:It is issued by d federal govt bt issued in a foreign currency.3)SUB-NATIONAL BOND:it is issued by the state govt. 4)MUNICIPAL BOND:It is issued by local govt,cities.5)CORPORATE BONDS:issued by corporate bodies i.e firms

Thanks for creating the thread, will like to know the minimum amount I can invest and how can I go about it? Is there any bank I can go thru or any investment house that handle it?

Baby montana: Types of Bonds.we have 1) GOVERNMENT BOND:it is issued by the d federal govt.2) SOVEREIGN BOND:It is issued by d federal govt bt issued in a foreign currency.3)SUB-NATIONAL BOND:it is issued by the state govt. 4)MUNICIPAL BOND:It is issued by local govt,cities.5)CORPORATE BONDS:issued by corporate bodies i.e firms