Term Answer Zero coupon bond A. Equipment Trust Certificate AY B. Sinking fund C. Call feature D. Description This type of bond is backed by a specific asset for which the bond was issued such as railroads cars, airplanes etc. These bonds are not issued by the government or a municipality. The issuers are business entities and the bonds are backed by the credit and ability to repay the bonds through its earnings. This is a bond provision that specifies the annual repayment schedule that will be used to service the bond and pay off the debt. This term is used to define a debt security that is backed by the credit of the issuer rather than specific assets. This term is used to define the provision which allows the bond issuer to settle the payments towards the bond before the maturity This term defines the proportion specifying the number of shares of common stock into which convertible bonds can be converted, These type of bonds do not pay any coupons to the bondholder but is sold at a much lower price than the par value so that investors can profit when they redeem the par value at maturity Debenture E. Treasury inflation-indexed bond F. Serial obligation G. H. Corporate bond Conversion ratio This term is used to state the quoted price of a bond plus the accrued interest This term refers to a set of bonds that are issued at the same time but have different maturity dates and coupon rate. This bond is issued by the US government, whose principal payments are adjusted to protect investors against inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index Full price