Fixed rate or plain vanilla bond

This one is not written up yet

The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.

Written up from the same chapter

• Credit ratingAn opinion on how likely a borrower is to service an instrument on time, reduced to a symbol by a SEBI-registered rating agency — and reviewed continuously, not fixed for the life of the bond.
• Credit riskThe risk that a borrower fails to meet its obligations on a debt instrument — the risk credit rating agencies exist to grade, and the one that triggers a segregated portfolio in a mutual fund.
• Current yieldA bond's annual coupon in rupees divided by its current market price — the cash income the bond throws off this year, ignoring any gain or loss at redemption.
• Yield to MaturityThe single discount rate at which a bond's future coupons and redemption amount add up to exactly its market price today — the return you actually earn if you hold it to maturity.