The phrase "a pool of bonds" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in financial contexts to refer to a collection or group of bonds available for investment or trading.
Example: "Investors often look for a diverse portfolio, which may include a pool of bonds to mitigate risk."
Alternatives: "a collection of bonds" or "a group of bonds".
Structured finance, which employs such vehicles as collateralized debt obligations (securities backed by a pool of bonds) and collateralized loan obligations (banks' commercial loans), has allocated risk very efficiently and rewarded risk-takers such as partnerships doing leveraged buyouts.
CDOs, or collateralized debt obligations, are securities backed by a pool of bonds, loans or other assests, where investors buy slices classified by varying levels of debt or credit risk.
Part of the recent widening in GE Capitals credit default swaps may stem from hedging by dealers in collateralized debt obligations, or investment-grade security backed by a pool of bonds, loans and other assets, said Tim Backshall, chief strategist at Credit Derivatives Research, on Monday.
In the interview, Mr. Fletcher said that the firm assets reported to the board were just fee-earning assets, and that the firm manages about $1.6 billion, with a portfolio that includes tracts of distressed California real estate and a pool of treasury bonds.
So for instance a security or pool of bonds with a duration of 2.5 would have about a 2.5% gain in value for a 100 basis point cut in rates and about a 2.5% loss in value for a 100 basis point hike in rates.
The book further questions Disney's good-neighbor image in describing its use of a limited pool of bond money in central Florida.
Because each contract covers a different security or pool of bonds with different default probabilities and maturities, they vary significantly.
A week ago, the NASD began disseminating price data for a pool of 120 BBB/Baa-rated bonds.
One kind of MBIA financial insurance starts with a pool of debt assets, like corporate bonds or loans.
To solve the problem, the Climate Bonds Initiative has developed a "green" certification, which will function as a screening tool for investors interested in the market, and should help increase the pool of bonds available for funds.
The data suggests that less than 1 percent of the bonds rated by Moody's defaulted, while more than 4 percent of the Fed's bigger, combined pool of bonds defaulted.
