Fixed Income
Bond Indenture
Definition
What is Bond Indenture?
The legal contract setting out a bond's terms, rights, covenants, and remedies.
Example in practice
How This Looks in Practice
The indenture explains coupon dates, default events, and collateralAn asset pledged to secure repayment of an obligation..
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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.