TOTAL BOND FUND
Exchange-traded fund or mutual fund seeking to mirror a broad bond index by holding several securities across various maturities, both from public and private sectors. Lehman Aggregate Bond Index is the most common index used as benchmark, which trails corporate bonds, municipal bonds, high-grade mortgage-backed securities, and Treasury bonds. This bond may invest in bonds with the same maturity, class, and rating to mimic an issue not available for purchase by the fund. Such restrictions are placed due to bond markets’ diversity and relative illiquidity.
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Proved Reserves
It refers to the amount of resources that can be recovered from the deposit with a reasonable certainty level.
Cumulative Discount Privilege
In mutual fund, a way an investor can become eligible for lower fees by getting the sum of multiple transactions in several funds within the same f ...
Commercial Hedger
Companies purchasing futures positions in commodities to control its costs. When used in creating a product or service, corporations can hedge to r ...
Hurdle Rate
The minimum rate of return required by a manager on a project. The riskier the project, the higher the hurdle rate.
Sensex
Sensex is the abbreviation for the index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that is the Bombay Sensitive Index. In 1986, the Sensex was initially c ...
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