FIXED INCOME Definition

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FIXED INCOME is any type of investment that yields a regular (fixed) payment. For example, if you borrow money and have to pay interest once a month, you have issued a fixed income security. When a company does this, it is called a bond (although preferred stock is also sometimes considered to be fixed income). The term fixed income is also applied to peoples income which is invariant each period. This could include income derived from fixed income investments such as bonds and preferred stocks or pensions that guarantee a fixed income. See NON-FIXED INCOME.

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SUPRANATIONAL is transcending established national boundaries or spheres of interest (Example: A supranational company).

BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE (BAN) is a tax-exempt note that is issued as temporary or bridge financing until a bond issue is floated. The proceeds from the bond issue are then used to payoff the bond anticipation note.

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