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purchase, sell, or hold a security inasmuch as it does not<br />

comment as to market price or suitability for a particular<br />

investor. The ratings are based on current information<br />

furnished to Standard & Poor’s by the issuer or obtained by<br />

Standard & Poor’s from other sources it considers reliable.<br />

Standard & Poor’s does not perform an audit in connection with<br />

any rating and may, on occasion, rely on unaudited fi nancial<br />

information. The ratings may be changed, suspended, or<br />

withdrawn as a result <strong>of</strong> changes in, or unavailability <strong>of</strong>, such<br />

information, or based on other circumstances.<br />

KEY TO<br />

BOND TYPE OF CLASSIFICATION<br />

ABS<br />

Asset Backed Securities - securities collateralized by assets<br />

that are not mortgage loans.<br />

AGY<br />

Agency Securities - securities issued by federally related<br />

institutions and U.S. government-sponsored entities.<br />

BA<br />

Bankers’ Acceptance - A bankers’ acceptance is a credit<br />

instrument used to fi nance both domestic and international<br />

self-liquidating transactions. By defi nition it is “. . . a draft or<br />

bill <strong>of</strong> exchange, whether payable in the United <strong>State</strong>s or<br />

abroad and whether payable in dollars or some other money,<br />

accepted by a bank or trust company, or a fi rm, company, or<br />

corporation engaged generally in the business <strong>of</strong> granting<br />

Bankers’ acceptance credits.”<br />

BILL<br />

Bill - A Treasury bill is an obligation <strong>of</strong> the United <strong>State</strong>s<br />

Government to pay the bearer a fi xed sum after a specifi c<br />

number <strong>of</strong> days from the date <strong>of</strong> issue. These debt instruments<br />

are sold by the U.S. Treasury at a discount through competitive<br />

bidding, and the return to the investor is the difference<br />

between the purchase price and the face or par value.<br />

BOND<br />

Bond - A bond is a creditor instrument, a corporate or<br />

governmental obligation to repay the loan at some future<br />

maturity date.<br />

CD<br />

Certifi cate <strong>of</strong> Deposit - A negotiable certifi cate <strong>of</strong> deposit, or<br />

CD, is a marketable receipt for funds deposited in a bank for<br />

a specifi c period at a specifi c rate <strong>of</strong> interest. The owner <strong>of</strong><br />

the CD at the time <strong>of</strong> its maturity receives both principal and<br />

interest, while its readily salable feature enables the original<br />

purchaser to retrieve his funds before maturity by selling the<br />

instrument to another holder.<br />

CBO<br />

Collateralized Bond Obligation - Notes which are secured by<br />

a pool <strong>of</strong> corporate bonds.<br />

CMO<br />

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation - Bonds which are secured<br />

by a pool <strong>of</strong> residential mortgages or mortgage pass-through<br />

securities. The cash fl ows generated by the mortgages in<br />

the collateral pool are used to pay principal and interest to<br />

bondholders.<br />

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CP<br />

Commercial Paper - Commercial Paper refers to short-term<br />

unsecured promissory notes sold by large businesses at<br />

a discount to dealers, institutional investors, and other<br />

corporations. Since the notes are unsecured and bear only<br />

the name <strong>of</strong> the borrower, the market has generally been<br />

dominated by large corporations with impeccable credit<br />

ratings. Notes are issued in multiples <strong>of</strong> $1,000, ranging<br />

upward to $5.0 million or more. Maturities may vary from<br />

30 to 270 days. Paper maturing beyond 270 days must be<br />

registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.<br />

This requirement excludes the use <strong>of</strong> maturities greater than<br />

270 days.<br />

CONV<br />

Convertible - Under the terms <strong>of</strong> the bond indenture, the<br />

holder may exchange the bonds for stock <strong>of</strong> the corporation<br />

issuing the bond.<br />

DEB<br />

Debenture - Debentures are unsecured bonds protected only<br />

by the general credit <strong>of</strong> the borrowing company.<br />

DEMAND<br />

Demand - an account from which deposited funds can be<br />

withdrawn at any time without any notice to the depository<br />

institution.<br />

DN<br />

Discount Note - Discount Notes are noninterest-bearing<br />

money market instruments that are issued at a discount and<br />

redeemed at maturity for full face value.<br />

FRN<br />

Floating Rate Note - Interest-bearing debt security, issued<br />

both in the U.S. and the Euromarket, on which the interest<br />

rate is indexed to a short-term instrument, generally three- or<br />

six-month LIBOR or Treasury bills.<br />

GA<br />

Government Agency - See AGY (Agency Securities).<br />

GOVT<br />

Government - Direct obligations <strong>of</strong> the federal government.<br />

I/O<br />

Interest Only - Bonds that receive some or all <strong>of</strong> the interest<br />

portion <strong>of</strong> the underlying collateral and little or no principal.<br />

I/O bonds have either a notional or nominal amount <strong>of</strong><br />

principal.<br />

MBS<br />

Mortgage Backed Security - Bonds backed by an undivided<br />

interest in a pool <strong>of</strong> mortgages or trust deeds. Income from<br />

the underlying mortgages is used to pay <strong>of</strong>f the securities.<br />

NOTE<br />

Note - Coupon issues with a relatively short original maturity<br />

are <strong>of</strong>ten called notes. Treasury notes are coupon securities<br />

that have an original maturity <strong>of</strong> up to 10 <strong>year</strong>s. (Also see<br />

”Commercial Paper’’)<br />

OPTION<br />

Option - A contract in which the seller <strong>of</strong> the option grants the<br />

buyer <strong>of</strong> the option the right to purchase from, or sell to, the<br />

seller a designated instrument at a specifi ed price within a<br />

specifi ed period <strong>of</strong> time.

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