Bonds
Bonds are fixed income instruments issued by entities to raise funds.
The benefits of investing in Bonds through us include competitive commission rates and ancillary services. We provide access to all forms of bonds that suite your investment objective.
Why invest in bonds?
Fixed Income Stream
Coupons from bonds are fixed and constant through out the life of a typical bond
Capital Appreciation
Bonds can be traded in the secondary market to take advantage of attractive entry or exit prices
Collateral
Bonds can be used as collateral for loans
Savings
Investing in bonds is a form of saving
How bonds work?
A bond could be thought of as an I.O.U. between the lender and borrower that includes the details of the loan and its payments. Bonds are used by companies, municipalities, states, and sovereign governments to finance projects and operations. Owners of bonds are debtholders, or creditors, of the issuer.
The issuer of a bond presents the bond as a promise to make available regular, fixed, income payments to the investor or the buyer of the bond who is also the bondholder. These income payments are known as coupons and bonds which pay coupons twice a year are known as semi-annual coupon bonds. There are also bonds that make coupon payments annually, known as annual coupon bonds. Bonds which make no coupon payments are called zero coupon bonds, or deep discount bonds. In making a decision to buy a bond, investors should consider a number of factors such as the tenure of the bond, the coupon payments expressed as a single percentage rate, and the yield-to-maturity or just simply, yield.
Types of Bonds
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Sovereign Bond (such as FGN Bond)
- When you buy FGN bonds you are lending funds to the federal government for a specified period of time. The FGN bond is considered as the safest of all the investments because it is backed by the ‘full faith and credit’ of the government. They have no default risk, meaning that it is virtually certain your interest and principal will be paid as and when due. The income you earn is exempted from state and local taxes.
- Interested in investing the FGN Savings Bonds? Click here to invest.
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State and Local Government Council Bonds
- When you purchase state and local government council bonds you are lending to the issuers who promise to pay you a specified amount of interest (usually semi - annually) and return the principal to you on a specific maturity date. State and local government bonds are debt obligation issued by the state government, local government councils and other governmental entities to raise money to build schools, roads, hospitals as well as other projects for public good.
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Government Sponsored Enterprise Bond
- These are bonds that help support project relevant to public policies, such as helping certain groups, such as farmers, homeowners, students, and so on, to raise money for financing specific projects. These bonds do not carry the full-faith and-credit of government. The investors are likely to hold them in high regard because they have been issued by a government agency.
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Corporate Bond
- Corporate bond are debt obligation issued by private or public corporations. The corporations use the funds for building facilities, purchase of equipment to expand the business, etc. When you purchase corporate bond, the corporation promises to return your money, or principal at maturity date, but you are being paid interest semi - annually. The interests you receive are taxable. Corporate bonds do not give you an ownership interest in the issuing corporation.
Trading costs
No set up costs involved
Trading costs:
- Buying = 0.01368% of consideration amount
- Selling = 0.01315% of consideration amount
- CSCS alert fee+VAT of 4.30 is also applicable per trade clip
How to sign up
Kindly visit our account opening portal here to sign up
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How bonds work?
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Types of Bonds
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Trading costs
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How to sign up
A bond could be thought of as an I.O.U. between the lender and borrower that includes the details of the loan and its payments. Bonds are used by companies, municipalities, states, and sovereign governments to finance projects and operations. Owners of bonds are debtholders, or creditors, of the issuer.
The issuer of a bond presents the bond as a promise to make available regular, fixed, income payments to the investor or the buyer of the bond who is also the bondholder. These income payments are known as coupons and bonds which pay coupons twice a year are known as semi-annual coupon bonds. There are also bonds that make coupon payments annually, known as annual coupon bonds. Bonds which make no coupon payments are called zero coupon bonds, or deep discount bonds. In making a decision to buy a bond, investors should consider a number of factors such as the tenure of the bond, the coupon payments expressed as a single percentage rate, and the yield-to-maturity or just simply, yield.
-
Sovereign Bond (such as FGN Bond)
- When you buy FGN bonds you are lending funds to the federal government for a specified period of time. The FGN bond is considered as the safest of all the investments because it is backed by the ‘full faith and credit’ of the government. They have no default risk, meaning that it is virtually certain your interest and principal will be paid as and when due. The income you earn is exempted from state and local taxes.
- Interested in investing the FGN Savings Bonds? Click here to invest.
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State and Local Government Council Bonds
- When you purchase state and local government council bonds you are lending to the issuers who promise to pay you a specified amount of interest (usually semi - annually) and return the principal to you on a specific maturity date. State and local government bonds are debt obligation issued by the state government, local government councils and other governmental entities to raise money to build schools, roads, hospitals as well as other projects for public good.
-
Government Sponsored Enterprise Bond
- These are bonds that help support project relevant to public policies, such as helping certain groups, such as farmers, homeowners, students, and so on, to raise money for financing specific projects. These bonds do not carry the full-faith and-credit of government. The investors are likely to hold them in high regard because they have been issued by a government agency.
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Corporate Bond
- Corporate bond are debt obligation issued by private or public corporations. The corporations use the funds for building facilities, purchase of equipment to expand the business, etc. When you purchase corporate bond, the corporation promises to return your money, or principal at maturity date, but you are being paid interest semi - annually. The interests you receive are taxable. Corporate bonds do not give you an ownership interest in the issuing corporation.
No set up costs involved
Trading costs:
- Buying = 0.01368% of consideration amount
- Selling = 0.01315% of consideration amount
- CSCS alert fee+VAT of 4.30 is also applicable per trade clip
Kindly visit our account opening portal here to sign up
Bond forms
Frequently Asked questions on FGN Savings Bond
Frequently Asked questions on FGN Savings Bond
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