Bond Markets Presented by Group 2
Bond Markets Presented by Group 2
Bond Markets Presented by Group 2
INTRODUCTION
The Bond Market is the financial market where debt securities or bonds are traded. Those buying these bonds become the creditors of the company. The most distinguishing feature of these instruments is that the return is fixed i.e. they are as close to being risk free as possible, if not totally risk free
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The debt market in India can be divided into two categories 1. The government securities market or the GSec markets consisting of central government and state government securities (therefore loans being taken by the central and state governments) 2. Bond market consisting of FI (financial institutions) bonds, PSU (public sector units) bonds and corporate bonds/debentures.
Pros n cons
Pros The returns are risk free. High liquidity. Loans can be easily procured from banks against govt. securities Cons The returns are not as high as securities markets. The retail debt market is not very well developed
Types of bonds
Dated Securities Zero Coupon Bonds Capital Indexed Bonds Fixed Income Instruments issued by corporates T-Bills
T-Bills
Treasury bills (T-bills) offer short-term investment opportunities, generally up to one year. At present, the Government of India issues three types of treasury bills through auctions, namely, 91-day, 182-day and 364-day. Treasury bills are available for a minimum amount of Rs.25,000 and in multiples of Rs. 25,000. Treasury bills are issued at a discount and are redeemed at par. Treasury bills are also issued under the Market Stabilization Scheme (MSS).
Dated Securities
These instruments are of the face value of Rs 100, which the buyer has to pay upfront. The return is pre-decided. This is known as the coupon rate or the interest rate. The interest rate indicates the amount that will be paid out by the government every year till maturity. Time to maturity is fixed. When the security matures the face value will be returned to the holder
Calculation of Yields
Current Yield-The current yield calculates the percentage return that the annual coupon payment provides the investor. In other words, this yield calculates what percentage the actual coupon payment is of the price the investor pays for the bond.
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Yield to Maturity-YTM is discount rate that equates present value of the all the cash inflows to the cost price of the government security (market price), which is actually the Internal Rate of Return of the government security. The concept of Yield to Maturity assumes that the future cash flows are reinvested at the same rate at which the original investment was made.
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YTM = I+(F-M)/N (F+M)/2 where I = Annual interest Rate F = Face value of bond M = Market price of the bond N = Number of years to maturity
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Reinvestment Risk
G-SEC
Government securities, also called the gilt edged securities or G-secs-free from default risk, provide reasonable returns and offer the most suitable investment opportunity to provident funds. The Government Securities market is the oldest and the largest component of the Indian debt market in terms of market capitalization, outstanding securities and trading volumes. The G-Secs market plays a vital role in the Indian economy as it provides the benchmark for determining the level of interest rates in the country through the yields on the government securities which are referred to as the risk-free rate of return in any economy
Growth in WDM
The Debt Segment has shown a gradual but consistent growth in turnover in the past few years with increased participation from the mainstream banking and institutional players. This Segment expects a sustained rise in turnover and participation in the coming years with the initiation of activity by new Members and the continued support and participation of major banks, Primary Dealers and institutions.
Govt. Initiative
The Hon'ble Union Finance Minister, while presenting the Union Budget for 2006-2007, accepted the recommendations of the High Level Committee on Corporate Bonds and Securitization and made a significant policy announcement about creation of a single, unified exchange-traded market for corporate bonds in India. SEBI has subsequently taken several steps towards creation of a vibrant Corporate Bond market. On July 2,2007 SEBI permitted BSE to launch a trade matching platform with essential features of an OTC Market. Several other initiatives like simplification of the Debt listing agreement, rationalization of stamp duty and introduction of Repos on Corporate Bonds have been taken by SEBI.
WHY
Zero default risk - due to their sovereign guarantee, ensures the total safety of all investments in G-Secs Lower average volatility in bond prices Greater returns as compared to the conventional safe investment avenues like Bank Deposits and Fixed Deposits, which also contain credit risk Higher leverage -Greater borrowing capacity against G-Secs due to their zero risk status Wider range of innovations in the nature of securities like TBills, Index linked Bonds, Partly Paid Bonds and others like STRIPS and securities with call and put options to follow soon Better and greater features to suit a large range of investment profiles and investor requirements Growing liquidity and the increased turnover in recent times in the Indian Debt Markets
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The Delivery obligations and the payment orders in respect of these Members are generated by the Clearing and Settlement system of BSE. These statements indicate the pay-in and pay-out positions of the Members for securities and funds who then give the necessary instructions to their Clearing Banks and depositories. The entire risk management and the clearing and settlement activities for the trades executed in the Retail Debt Market System is undertaken by BSE Exchange Clearing House Holding and Transfer of G-Secs: The G-secs for retail trading through BSE can be held by investors in the same Demat account
FUTURE
The BSE Debt Market solution would soon provide live Internet trading on its state-of-the-art BSEWebx Trading System. The BSE Debt segment would seek to pave the way for the development of a healthy, efficient and active debt market mechanism and market structure in line with world class standards and greater integration with the global economy. This will truly help the Indian capital markets to attain a place of pride among the leading capital markets of the world