This note
explores key concepts in understanding fixed income instruments. This note will
comprehensively cover topics related to fixed income instruments, including
nominal yields, effective yields, yield to maturity, spot rates, forward rates,
present value, future value, mortgage payments, term structure of interest
rates, bond price sensitivity to interest rate changes, hedging, horizon
analysis, credit risk, default probability, recovery rates, floaters, inverse
floaters, swaps, forward rate agreements, Eurodollars, convertible bonds,
callable bonds, interest rate models, risk neutral pricing, and fixed income
arbitrage.
Author(s): Professor Doron Avramov
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