Bond Resources

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· Bloomberg Professional**

Bloomberg Professional, an interactive information network that allows users to find virtually any financial information that they desire; it provides extremely in-depth financial data for all types of securities. For instance, students can delve into products like mortgage backed securities and find information regarding their composition. Furthermore, it gives students the ability to perform in-depth analysis such as correlation analysis, theoretical pricing models, and potential arbitrage pricing discrepancies on various financial products. Bloomberg easily facilitates the monitoring of different global financial market data and news and provides a vast array of current and historical financial statement data. Detailed information on risk analysis and financial solvency can also be found for most securities. This brief Bloomberg user guide is designed to help novice or intermediate Bloomberg users.

· Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

An online source of historical bond information.

· Bureau of the Public Debt

"You can use this service to either search current online information on the bills, notes, bonds, and TIPS we've auctioned since 1980, or to download our data to your local machine for further analysis."

· FannieMae

News and information about Fannie Mae.

· Freddie Mac

Description of and news about Freddie Mac and the services and products that they provide.

· Ginnie Mae

The homepage for the Ginnie Mae, a mortgage-backed security (MBS).

· Investing in Bonds

"Geared toward many types of investors--from beginners to experienced equity investors who are new to bonds to sophisticated bond investors--Investinginbonds.com is a unique source of bond price information and includes a wide variety of market data, news, commentary and information about bonds. The site has been ranked as a top investor site for bonds by Money, CNBC, Forbes and others and is continually enhanced and updated with new data, information and features."

· MSRB: Municipal Securities Rule Making Board

"Welcome to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's (MSRB) web site. The MSRB makes rules regulating dealers who deal in municipal bonds, municipal notes, and other municipal securities. This web site contains useful information for municipal securities investors, dealers and the general public."