• Blue
List, The
S&P's list of current municipal and corporate bond offerings for sale on the
secondary market. Describes the bonds, the quantity available and the price.
Subscription required.
• Bond Buyer Online, The
Feature articles, regional and industry news, recent issues, market statistics,
new-issue calendars and a conference schedule. Free 30-day trial; subscription
required thereafter.
• Bond Market Association, The
Represents brokerage firms and banks that underwrite, trade and sell debt
securities. Offers info on regulatory issues, market research, publications and
links to related sites.
• BondBasics
The fee-based service provides daily analysis for institutional fixed-income
investors. Includes buy and sell recommendations for U.S. Treasury securities,
yield curve projections, MBS price sensitivity and term structure data.
• Bonds Online
A collection of links to government, corporate and municipal bond sites.
Includes market headlines, a research section and FAQs.
• Bondtrac
Provides comprehensive information on municipal, corporate, government and
government agency bonds. Includes software, data feeds and links to related
sites. Subscription required for full access.
• BondVu
A fee-based service that provides fixed-income securities analysis. Includes
pricing info, real-time quotes and a price/yield calculator.
• BradyNet
Access an online source for emerging markets bond information, analysis and
news. Additionally, BradyNet supplies price quotes and details about ratings,
new issues and market commentary; includes a searchable database.
• BridgeNews: Credit
Market Reviews
Bridge Information Systems presents daily closing summaries for U.S., U.K. and
Japanese bond markets.
• Bureau of the Public Debt
This federal agency sells savings bonds and Treasury securities. Auction
announcements and results, daily rate tables, bond reports and a searchable
database.
• Bureau of
the Public Debt: Treasury Direct
The Bureau of Public Debt presents information on how to purchase Treasury
bills, notes and bonds. Includes an upcoming auction calendar, tax advice,
account forms and FAQs.
• CBS
MarketWatch: Bond Report
Presents daily bond market news, commentary and price and yield information.
Includes economic statistics and employment data.
• Chicago Board of
Trade: Financial Place
Presents news and information on CBOT financial futures and options. Covers
Treasury bond, Treasury note, municipal bond and federal funds rate futures.
Includes contract specifications, a financial market calendar and hedging
fundamentals.
• ConvertBond.com
A site that offers complete information and trading on 836 convertible
securities. Specifically, you can find daily pricing, terms, analytical tools
and news.
• Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co.
Ratings information, corporate research, product descriptions and a weekly news
publication covering fixed-income markets around the world.
• E-Muni
Electronic Municipal Statistics (E-Muni) provides news, documents and financial
information on the municipal bond market.
• Economeister, The
Market News Service presents news and commentary on global monetary policy,
foreign exchange, bonds and the economy. Includes archives and a searchable
database.
• Equity
Analytics: The Bond and Fixed Income Resource Center
Presents basic information on corporate, municipal and government bonds. Also
covers convertible bonds, Treasury auction dates, mortgage-backed securities,
tax-exempt bonds, monetary policy, central banking and the Federal Reserve.
• Federal Filings:
High Yield Daily Wrap-Up
Federal Filings offers a daily summary of high-yield market news. Includes price
indications, a weekly high-yield newsletter and convertibles information.
• Fitch Investors Service
The full-service rating agency provides up-to-the-minute bond rating updates.
Includes research reports, an events calendar and information on products and
services.
• Invest-o-rama: Bonds
An annotated list of links to bond-related sites. Includes brokerage firms,
credit rating agencies and information services.
• InvestorGuide: Bonds
InvestorGuide presents a list of links to bond-related sites. Includes
information and FAQs on fixed-income investing, municipals, Treasuries and
zero-coupon bonds.
• MoneyLine
A fee-based service for fixed-income investors. Real-time quotes, market
commentary, economic data and an online demo.
• Moody's Investors Service
Bond ratings, research highlights and market news from the prominent credit
ratings firm founded in 1914. Includes economic commentary from John Lonski.
• Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
Established by Congress in 1975, the MSRB regulates brokerages and banks that
underwrite and trade municipal securities. Includes investor info and a
searchable database.
• Nuveen Research Online
John Nuveen & Co. presents a municipal bond market overview, with specific
information on the California market. Includes a quarterly online newsletter,
research reports, new issues, prospectuses and a research analyst directory.
• SmartMoney
Interactive: Bonds Today
Presents Dow Jones bond market news and commentary. Includes a Treasury yield
curve graph and current yields for T-bills, notes and bonds.
• SmartMoney
Interactive: One Bond Strategy
SmartMoney's guide to fixed-income investing offers a bond allocation worksheet,
a bond primer and a bond calculator. Includes information on swaps, bonds vs.
bond funds, yield curve analysis and a bond glossary.
• Standard and Poor's Ratings Services
S&P has been a leading provider of global credit analysis and information
since 1916. Daily ratings, research reports and a calendar of events.
• Syndicate,
The: Bonds
Offers information on bond swaps, Treasury auctions, municipal bond terminology
and Moody's bond ratings. Includes a historical three-month T-bill graph, a
fraction converter and links to bond-related sites.
• TM3: Thomson Municipal Market Monitor
This municipal bond information center offers in-depth news, data and analysis.
Provides access to Thomson Municipal Services, Muller Data, Municipal Market
Data, Dalcomp, The Bond Buyer, CDA/Wiesenberger and CDA/Spectrum BondWatch.
Subscription required.