Fixed Income
Asset-Backed Security
Definition
What is Asset-Backed Security?
A securityA tradable financial claim or ownership interest, such as a share, bond, or fund unit. whose payments are supported by a pool of financial assets such as loans or receivables.
Example in practice
How This Looks in Practice
Auto loans are pooled to create an asset-backed security.
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Related Terms
Fixed Income
Bond
A debt security through which an investor lends money to an issuer in return for promised payments.
Fixed IncomeIssuer
The government, company, or organisation that creates and sells a security.
Fixed IncomeFace Value
The principal amount stated on a bond and usually repaid at maturity.
Money MarketsTreasury Bill
A short-term government debt instrument usually issued at a discount and repaid at face value.