Tag: Bonds, GILT, India, RBI, RDG, Retail
RBI Allows Individuals to Directly Invest in Government Bonds
The Reserve Bank of India opened a dedicated bond-buying window for retail investors. Individual savers can now buy and sell bonds through...
Perpetual Bonds
A perpetual bond is a bond without a maturity date. Also called Perps. The issuer has the option to buy back the bond after a specific...
Inflation Indexed National Savings Securities
One of the major drawbacks of fixed-income instruments like fixed deposits is that they fail to beat inflation. Moreover, interest on FDs...
What are Masala Bonds?
Masala bonds are debt instruments issued by Indian corporates in foreign markets but are denominated in Indian rupee. So in effect...
Duration of a Bond
Duration is a measure of the interest rate sensitivity of a bond. Bonds have two main risks associated with them: credit risk and interest...
