Constant bonds generally pay interest at fixed rates over the life of the bond, according to the terms of the bond. Step Down bonds generally pay interest at decreasing fixed rates for specified intervals over the life of the bond, according to the terms of the bond. Step Up bonds generally pay interest at increasing fixed rates for specified intervals over the life of the bond, according to the terms of the bond. Step Up/Down bonds generally pay interest at various fixed rates for specified intervals over the life of the bond, according to the terms of the bond. Zero Coupon bonds earn a fixed yield to maturity or the optional principal redemption date, according to the terms of the bond, with principal and interest paid at maturity or upon redemption to the extent exercised prior to maturity. Capped Floater bonds have an interest rate that cannot exceed a stated or calculated ceiling, according to the terms of the bond. Dual Index Floater bonds have an interest rate determined by two or more indices, according to the terms of the bond. Leveraged/Deleveraged bonds pay interest based on a formula that includes an expressed multiplier, according to the terms of the bond: multiplier > 1 = leveraged, multiplier < 1 = deleveraged. Inverse Floater bonds have an interest rate that increases as an index declines and decreases as an index rises, according to the terms of the bond. Stepped Floater bonds pay interest based on an increasing spread over an index, according to the terms of the bond. Range bonds may pay interest at different rates depending upon whether a specified index is inside or outside a specified range, according to the terms of the bond. Single Index Floater bonds pay interest at a rate that increases as an index rises and decreases as an index declines, according to the terms of the bond. Ratchet Floater bonds pay interest subject to increasing floors, according to the terms of the bond, such that subsequent coupons may not be lower than the previous coupon. |