Buying, Selling and Trading Bonds Tutorials

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Buying Bonds - In this tutorial, find out how to go about the process of buying bonds. The tutorial covers bond features to consider before buying, bond prices, and the transaction costs involved. For the investor who does not or cannot buy individual bonds, the tutorial discusses the use of mutual funds for buying bonds.
>Things to Consider When Buying Bonds
>How to Buy Bonds
>Market Prices
>Transaction Costs
>Buying Bonds Indirectly
>Do Your Homework Before You Buy Bonds

Trading Bonds on the Secondary Market - After bonds are first issued, they can be bought and sold on the secondary market. After completing this tutorial, you will know what the bond secondary market is and how it works. The tutorial moves on to cover types of market orders. After this, it discusses how bonds are transferred and how interest is handled when bonds change hands.
>What Is the Secondary Market?
>The Over-the-Counter Market in Bonds
>Shopping the Street for Bonds
>Types of Orders on the Secondary Market
>Trading and Transferring Bonds
>Handling Accrued Interest When Bonds Are Traded
>Bond Investors Often Choose the Secondary Market

Course Topics:
Bond Basics | Types of Bonds | Bond Features Buying, Selling and Trading Bonds

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