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Bond Data
bond education
bond prices
bond ratings
convertible bonds
coupon & maturity
municipal bonds
interest & payments dates
yield to maturity
Bond Education
Bond Market Association
(http://www.investinginbonds.com)
Federal
Reserve Bank of New York - Savings Bonds Redemption Calculator
(http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/sav/savcalc.htm)
Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)- Bond Basics
(http://apps.finra.org/investor_Information/smart/bonds/101000.asp)
Finra is a comprehensive market data resource for investors, which includes
detailed data on equities, options and a wide range of bonds. This page provides a detailed explanation of how bonds work.
EMMA Electronic Municipal Market Access
(http://emma.msrb.org/EducationCenter/EducationCenter.aspx)
Educational information on municipal bonds.
Treasury Direct
(http://www.treasurydirect.gov)
Yahoo Finance Bonds Center (Bonds 101)
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Bond Prices
Bloomberg (EIC) [Needs description]
Mergent Bond Record
(Previously Moody's Bond Record) (see details above)
Prices given for corporate bonds.
Monthly. Lib. has: July (1999) -date. Call #JBM 00-40. Latest 3 months in
Financial Services.
Previously Moody's Bond Record (Lib. has: 39 (1972) -43(1976),
45(1978)- 66:6(1999). Call # JLM 76-1576).
Mergent Manuals
(Previously Moody's Manuals)
Moody's Manuals include Bank & Finance, Industrial, International,
Municipal & Government, OTC Industrial, OTC Unlisted, Public Utilities,
Transportation. Publication date varies from 1909- to date. Annual, with weekly
or twice-weekly news issues. It summarizes information found in annual reports,
10-K's, and news services. It also includes income statements. Current issues
are located in the open shelf collection- search the NYPL Catalog for exact Call #
for various titles and dates.
Mergent Online (EIC)
Database of statistics and information on more than 21,000 US and international
companies, including 10,000 NYSE, AMEX and Nasdaq exchange companies.
Includes information on long term debt issues of each company and a snapshot of
each issue with ratings. All SEC (EDGAR®) filings and domestic and
international annual reports from 1996 - present are included. Updated: Weekly.
The
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) - Market Data
(http://cxa.marketwatch.com/finra/BondCenter/Default.aspx)
Finra is a comprehensive market data resource for investors, which includes
detailed data on equities, options and a wide range of bonds. It combines
corporate, municipal, Treasury and Agency bond information with more traditional
market data information Contains transaction information (time of transaction,
price, yield and volume) on bonds as reported to NASD TRACE (Trade Reporting
and Compliance Engine). In addition, basic descriptive information and credit
ratings on individual corporate bonds are available.
The
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) - Trace
(http://apps.finra.org/regulatory_systems/traceaggregates/1/)
Contains aggregate market data for Bonds as reported to NASD TRACE.
National Quotation Bureau Semi-Annual Bond Summary
1994-2004. Call # JBL 94-199
Continues: The National Bond Summary. 1983) - 1994. Call
# JBL 92-114.
Continues: The National Monthly Bond Summary. Vol. 87 (July
1, 1957/Jan. 1, 1958)-v. 137 (Jan. 1983). Call # TGA (incomplete).
Standard & Poor's Corporation/Bond Guide
7600 issues includes foreign bond and prices.
Monthly. Lib. has: 50:7 (1986) - date. Call # JLK 86-191. Latest 12
months in Financial Services.
Standard & Poor's Net Advantage (EIC)
Database of Statistics and Articles. Includes Bond Guide, Corporation Records,
Dividend Record, Earnings Guide, Industry Surveys, Mutual Fund Reports, The
Outlook, Standard & Poor's Register, Stock Guide, and Standard & Poor's
Stock Reports. Updated: Weekly.
Standard & Poor's Statistical Service
Basic Statistics. Banking and Finance. Latest ed. in binder at B. Altman Reference
Desk. Call # *R-SIBL HG4915.S43
1985 - date. Call # JBM 94-694.
Updated by: Standard & Poor's Statistical Service. Current statistics. Updates in part and partly cumulated in Standard & Poor's Security Price
Index Record, Statistical Service.
Latest edition at B. Altman Reference Desk. Call # *R-SIBL HG4915.S42. 1988-1998,
2000, 2004 - date. Call # JBM 92-945.
Wall Street Journal (EIC)
Request at B. Altman Delivery Desk.
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Bond Ratings
The
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) - Market Data (see
details above)
Mergent Manuals (previously Moody's Manuals;
see details above)
Mergent Online (EIC; see details above)
Standard & Poor's Corporation/Bond Guide (see details
above)
Standard & Poor's Creditweek
Weekly. Lib. has: 1981- date. Call # JLM 83-438. Current year &
cum index in Financial Services Continues: Standard & Poor's
Fixed Income Investor (JLM 76-1069 Library has: v. 1-9; June 16,
1973-Oct. 31, 1983 (incomplete). Continues: Standard & Poor's
Corporation. Bond Outlook
Standard & Poor's Net Advantage (EIC; see details above)
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Convertible Bonds
Bloomberg (EIC;
see details above)
Mergent Bond Record (See Details above)
Value Line Online (EIC)
Convertible Survey. Lists all Convertible Securities, including Bonds and
Preferred Stocks.
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Coupon and Maturity
Barron's (http://www.barrons.com/)
Weekly. Latest at Delivery Desk. All earlier issues, 1921- in *ZAN-T920,
Microforms Room..
Continues: Barron’s National Business and Financial Weekly, August 10,1942-Feb.
28, 1994. Continues: Barron’s, The National Financial Weekly: May 9,
1921-August 3, 1942.
Bloomberg (EIC;
see details above)
The
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) - Market Data (see
details above)
Investor's Business Daily
Daily (except) Saturdays, Sundays, and general legal holidays). Lib. has:
1991- 1995 - date. Call #: *ZAN-B344.
Continues: Investor's daily (Library has: Vol. 1, no. 185
(Dec.1984) - (Sept.1991). In microform. Call #*XLE - 382).
Mergent Bond Record (see details above)
(previously Moody's Bond Record)
Mergent Manuals
(previously Moody's Manuals) (see details above)
Mergent Online (EIC) (see details above)
Standard & Poor's Corporation/Bond Guide (see details
above)
Standard & Poor's Corporation Records (see details
above)
Standard & Poor's Net Advantage (EIC) (see details above)
Wall Street Journal (EIC)
Kept at B. Altman Delivery Desk.
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Interest and Payment Dates
Bloomberg (EIC)
The
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) - Market Data (see
details above)
Mergent Bond Record
(previously Moody's Bond Record) (see details above)
Mergent Online (EIC) (see details above)
Standard & Poor's Corporation/Bond Guide (see details
above)
Standard & Poor's Corporation Records (see details
above)
Standard & Poor's Net Advantage (EIC) (see details
above)
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Municipal Bonds
Electronic
Municipal Market Access
(http://www.emma.msrb.org)
Find the official statement, continuing disclosures, and trade price information
for a spedific bond, note, or other minicipal security (for best results,
use CUSIP number). Includes an education center.
Mergent Manuals
(previously Moody's Manuals) (see details above)
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
(http://www.msrb.org)
The MSRB collects official documents and trade data relating to municipal
securities, and makes them available to the public for free on its Electronic
Municipal Market Access (EMMA) website. Includes a glossary of municipal terms and other
educational information.
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Yield to Maturity
The
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) - Market Data
(http://cxa.marketwatch.com/finra/BondCenter/Default.aspx)
( see details above)
Mergent Bond Record
(previously Moody's Bond Record) (see details above)
Mergent Online (EIC) (see details above)
Standard & Poor's Corporation/Bond Guide (see details
above)
Standard & Poor's Net Advantage (EIC) (see details above)
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