1. Catastrophe bonds: A bond that allows the issuer to transfer “catastrophe risk” from the firm to the capital markets. Investors in these bonds receive a compensation for taking on the risk in the form of higher coupon rates. In the event of a catastrophe, the bondholders will give up all or part of their investments. “Disaster” can be defined by total insured losses or by criteria such as wind speed in a hurricane or Richter level in an earthquake. 2. Eurobond: A bond that is denominated in one currency, usually that of the issuer, but sold in other national markets. 3. Zero-coupon bond: A bond that makes no coupon payments. Investors receive par value at the maturity date but receive no interest payments until then. These bonds are issued at prices below par value, and the investor’s return comes from the difference between issue price and the payment of par value at ma...
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