Bond index is average value of bonds in the bond market. We take the sample companies bonds and calculate the weighted average price of these bonds, this average price will be called bond index.
Govt. bonds, municipal bonds, corporate bonds and high yield bonds have indices in bond market. Bond index is useful for investors because bond indices provides credible data relating to bond market.
Main Bond Indices
Govt. bonds, municipal bonds, corporate bonds and high yield bonds have indices in bond market. Bond index is useful for investors because bond indices provides credible data relating to bond market.
Main Bond Indices
- Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index
- Salomon BIG
- Merrill Lynch Domestic Master
- CPMKTB - The Capital Markets Bond Index
- Salomon Smith Barney World Government Bond Index
- J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index
- Access Bank Nigerian Government Bond Index
- FTSE UK Gilts Index Series
- MAX Hungarian Government Bond Index Series
- J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index
- JPMorgan GBI-EM Index
- CSFB High Yield II Index (CSHY)
- Merrill Lynch High Yield Master II
- Bear Stearns High Yield Index (BSIX)
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