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Bonds & CDs
Purchasing fixed income products is simple and convenient at TD AMERITRADE. You can search a wide range of bonds and CDs yourself or get assistance using the Bond Wizard and Bond Ladder tools. Learn more about fixed income investing below. Please note: Buy orders for bonds are subject to a 5 bond ($5,000 par value) minimum. CD Buy orders are subject to a 2 CD ($2,000 par value) minimum. Find a bond solution that meets your needs Clients can use our Bond Wizard tool…it guides you through a step-by-step process to help you find bonds suited to your specific situation, or to help you build a bond ladder. Find out what every fixed income investor should know The S&P Fixed Income Investor offers timely analysis including trends and key issues about Treasury bonds, Agency and Mortgage-backed securities, Corporate and Municipal bonds. Read the monthly S&P Fixed Income Investor. Manage your investments with a bond ladder or CD ladder Building a bond ladder is a strategy that is designed to decrease the overall risk of your fixed income portfolio. Search for a type of bond or CD Select any link to view a sample of available fixed-income securities.
Fixed Income New Issues Visit our New Issues section to learn more about the newly-issued debt securities available through TD AMERITRADE including, CDs, Treasuries, agencies, corporate bonds and municipal bonds. Learn more about new issues How could bonds and CDs fit into my portfolio? Common reasons for investing in fixed income securities are: Preservation of capital: Most bonds and CDs are issued with a set interest payment (the coupon) and a maturity date on which the original face value will be repaid. They're designed to let you invest knowing that, although the bonds fluctuate in price from the time they are issued, you will receive the full face amount of the bond when it matures. Income: They can help provide a steady stream of income. This can be helpful for budgeting and may be indispensable for investors who are retired or otherwise require a steady income stream. Diversification: They can help provide stability in a portfolio, because bond prices often (but don’t always) move in a different direction than stock prices. A portfolio that contains both stocks and bonds tends to be less volatile than one that contains only one of these asset classes. Get more information at investinginbonds.com , at pathtoinvesting.com , or in our education section. Please note: It is important to keep in mind that investments in fixed income products are subject to liquidity (or market) risk, interest rate risk (bonds ordinarily decline in price when interest rates rise and rise in price when interest rates fall), financial (or credit) risk, inflation (or purchasing power) risk and special tax liabilities. Learn more about the types of risk. TD AMERITRADE may act as principal on any fixed-income transaction. When acting as principal, we will add a markup to any purchase, and subtract a markdown from every sale. This markup or markdown will be included in the price quoted to you. |
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Fixed-income investments are subject to various risks including changes in interest rates, credit quality, market valuations, liquidity, prepayments, early redemption, corporate events, tax ramifications and other factors. For further details, please contact the Fixed Income Guidance Group at 800-934-4445. The creation of a list of bonds through the TD AMERITRADE search function has been provided solely for informative purposes and does not represent a solicitation or an offer to buy or sell any particular bond. TD AMERITRADE does not represent this as a complete list or description of the securities requested. This information is obtained from sources, which we consider reliable, but we have not independently verified such information and we do not guarantee that it is accurate or complete. Prices, yields, and availability are subject to change with market conditions. Customers are responsible for making their own investment decisions and will be solely responsible for the appropriateness and suitability of any bond they own. Please note: Bonds with a higher yield generally are determined to have a higher degree of risk than lower yielding bonds. Prior to purchase online, TD Ameritrade may notify you that a particular security may not be suitable for all investors. Any fixed income security including Brokered Certificates of Deposit that you choose to sell prior to maturity in a secondary market may result in gain or loss of principal due to fluctuation of interest rates, lack of liquidity, or transaction costs. Steady income is subject to the credit risk of the issuer of the bond. If an issuer defaults, no future income payments will be made. Diversification does not guarantee against loss. In general, the bond market is volatile, bond prices rise when interest rates fall. Visit our Education Center to learn more about the different types of risks associated with fixed income securities. Interest income on Municipal Bonds may be subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax and state and local taxes. Discount bonds may be subject to capital gains tax. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insures CDs for principal and accrued interest up to $250,000 for non-retirement accounts (under the new legislation, effective October 3, 2008, through December 31, 2013), $250,000 for Individual Retirement Accounts ("IRAs") and certain other retirement accounts. Included in this coverage is any other amount you may have on deposit with the bank or institution that issued the CD. Please make sure you know the extent of your FDIC coverage and that you monitor your entire deposit with the issuer to ensure it does not exceed the coverage limit Under the FDIC's rules, up to $250,000 in deposit insurance will be provided for the money a consumer has in a variety of retirement accounts, primarily traditional and Roth IRAs (Individual Retirement Accounts), at one insured institution. Also included are self-directed Keogh accounts, "457 Plan" accounts for state government employees, and employer-sponsored "defined contribution plan" accounts that are self-directed, which are primarily 401(k) accounts. In general, self-directed means the consumer chooses how and where the money is deposited. TD AMERITRADE may act as principal on any fixed-income transaction. When acting as principal, we will add a markup to any purchase, and subtract a markdown from every sale. This markup or markdown will be included in the price quoted to you. TD AMERITRADE provides access to thousands of fixed income securities from hundreds of dealers. Non-deposit investment products NOT FDIC-INSURED/NO BANK GUARANTEE/MAY LOSE VALUE. Subject to availability and change in price. Availability of products and services may vary by jurisdiction. Ratings provided by S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch Fixed Income descriptive data provided by FT Interactive Data . For more information, interested parties can email info@ftid.com. Knight BondPoint Query System copyright © 2008 Knight BondPoint Inc., All rights reserved. | |||
