Term of the Day: Repudiation

	View online | Add Investopedia to safe senders list August 29, 2013 Dictionary Investing Markets Personal Finance Active Trading Forex Professionals Tutorials Repudiation Disputing the validity of a contract and refusing to honor its terms. In investing, repudiation is most relevant in fixed income securities, particularly sovereign debt. Fixed income instruments are fundamentally contracts where the borrower lends a certain amount of principal in return for payments of interest and principal on a preset schedule. Repudiation occurs if the borrower refuses to honor this contract and stops making the agreed upon payments. Investopedia Says: With fixed income instruments it is always possible that the borrower may default, dispute the validity... Learn More Share: The Best Way To Borrow Here we'll outline some of the more popular sources of funds as well as review the pros and cons associated with each... Share: Credit Default Swaps: What Happens In A Credit Event? All of the changes to CDS contracts should make single-name credit default swaps more popular and easier to trade... Share: Small Business: Speed Up Receivables To Avoid A Cash Crunch Read on to find out how factoring can help make a business's cash flow in the right direction... Share: Why Your Pension Plan Has Sovereign Debt In It These types of securities are attractive to pension plans for several reasons, but understanding how these securities work is helpful... Share: Inspecting A Country's Debt Looking into countries with healthier balance sheets will bring more stability, but with reduced risk comes slower growth... Share: Austerity: When The Government Tightens Its Belt A government austerity program may be imposed when its debt reaches unsustainable levels and the government can't even... Share: **NEW** Subscription Services: Income Investing subscribe now! ETF Investing subscribe now! Commodities Trading subscribe now! Options Trading subscribe now! Futures Trading subscribe now! Subscription Services: Investing Basics subscribe now! Warren Buffett Watch subscribe now! Forex Weekly subscribe now! Professionals In The Money subscribe now! Chart Advisor subscribe now! Stock Watch Weekly subscribe now! Personal Finance subscribe now! News To Use subscribe now! Related Slideshows: 1. 20 Tools For Building Up Your Portfolio 2. 8 Ways To Survive A Market Downturn 3. 10 Reasons To Add ETFs To Your Portfolio 4. 8 Ways To Lose Money On Bonds 5. Top 6 Uses For Bonds Related FAQs: 1. Do long-term bonds have a greater interest rate risk than short-term bonds? 2. How do I figure out my cost basis on a stock investment? 3. Where can I get bond market quotes? 4. How does the required rate of return affect the price of a stock, in terms of the Gordon growth model? 5. How do businesses decide whether to do FDI via green field investments or acquisitions? Videos More Videos » The Nash Equilibrium Trendlines Pivot Points Margin Call Trading With The Golden Ratio You are currently subscribed as: udin.n.teta.finance@blogger.com Unsubscribe | Manage Subscriptions | Subscribe Investopedia.com A Division of Valueclick, Inc. Copyright © 2013 All Rights Reserved Follow us on: