Journal of Fixed Income
Encyclopedia
The Journal of Fixed Income is a quarterly academic journal
that covers quantitative research on fixed income
instruments: mortgage-backed securities
, high-yield debt
, municipal bond
s, corporate bond
s, asset-backed securities
, and global bonds. Its editor-in-chief is Stanley J. Kon (Smith Breeden Associates) and its founding editor was Douglas T. Breeden (Fuqua School of Business
at Duke University
). It is published by Euromoney Institutional Investor.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
that covers quantitative research on fixed income
Fixed income
Fixed income refers to any type of investment that is not equity, which obligates the borrower/issuer to make payments on a fixed schedule, even if the number of the payments may be variable....
instruments: mortgage-backed securities
Mortgage-backed security
A mortgage-backed security is an asset-backed security that represents a claim on the cash flows from mortgage loans through a process known as securitization.-Securitization:...
, high-yield debt
High-yield debt
In finance, a high-yield bond is a bond that is rated below investment grade...
, municipal bond
Municipal bond
A municipal bond is a bond issued by a city or other local government, or their agencies. Potential issuers of municipal bonds includes cities, counties, redevelopment agencies, special-purpose districts, school districts, public utility districts, publicly owned airports and seaports, and any...
s, corporate bond
Corporate bond
A corporate bond is a bond issued by a corporation. It is a bond that a corporation issues to raise money in order to expand its business. The term is usually applied to longer-term debt instruments, generally with a maturity date falling at least a year after their issue date...
s, asset-backed securities
Asset-backed security
An asset-backed security is a security whose value and income payments are derived from and collateralized by a specified pool of underlying assets. The pool of assets is typically a group of small and illiquid assets that are unable to be sold individually...
, and global bonds. Its editor-in-chief is Stanley J. Kon (Smith Breeden Associates) and its founding editor was Douglas T. Breeden (Fuqua School of Business
Fuqua School of Business
The Fuqua School of Business is the business school of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, United States. It currently enrolls 1,340 students in degree-seeking programs...
at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
). It is published by Euromoney Institutional Investor.