Bonds and Leverage

Learn how companies use debt and leverage, and how borrowing impacts risk, returns, and cash flow.

Course Progress

Course Description


By the end of this course, you will able to answer questions such as:

Corporate Debt Overview

Vocabulary of Bonds

Floating-Rate Bonds

Zero-Coupon Bonds

Secured vs. Unsecured Bonds

Convertible Bonds

Callable Bonds

How Supply and Demand Determine Coupon Rates

Risk and Coupon Rates of Different Types of Bonds

Course Review

Course Quiz

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