A debt security that offers a secondary guarantee that interest and principal payment will be made by a third party, should the issuer default due

A bond issued by a national government, generally promising to pay a certain amount (the face value) on a certain date, as well as periodic

An investment that provides a return in the form of fixed periodic payments and the eventual return of principal at maturity. (source: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fixed-incomesecurity.asp)

A debt instrument such as a bond, debenture or gilt-edged bond that investors use to loan money to a company in exchange for interest payments.

Fixed assets, also known as a non-current asset or as property, plant, and equipment (PP&E), is a term used in accounting for assets and property

A broad term covering a variety of financial instruments whose values are derived from one or more underlying assets, market securities or indices. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derivative_%28finance%29)

The value of a coin, stamp or paper money, as printed on the coin, stamp or bill itself by the minting authority. The face value

A convertible bond is a type of bond that the holder can convert into a specified number of shares of common stock in the issuing