Written, signed, unconditional, and unsecured promise by one party (the maker or promisor) to another (the payee or promisee) that commits the maker to pay a specified sum on demand, or on a fixed or a determinable date. Promissory notes (such as bank or currency notes) are negotiable instruments.
The Basics Of Bond Duration. Duration tells investors the length of time it will take a bond's cash flows to repay the investor the price he or she paid for the bond. A bond's duration is stated as a number of years and ...
Short Term Bond Vs. Bond funds are mutual funds that hold a variety of debt instruments issued by governments, corporations or investment firms. Bond terms vary in length from a few months to 30 years. Short-term bond funds largely contain bonds with a duration of 24 months or less. Intermediate bonds funds contain bonds with an average duration of between two and 10 years.