Vanilla Bonds-Corporate Bonds

Question

Define the term Vanilla Bonds regarding Corporate Bonds?

Answer 1

Vanilla Bonds:

• Such bonds have coupon payments which are fixed for the life of bond, and at maturity, the principal is remunerated and the bonds are retired.

• Vanilla bonds contain no special provisions, and the provisions they do contain are conventional and general to most bonds, like a call provision.

• Payments are generally made annually or semiannually.

• The face value, or par value, for most corporate bonds is of $1,000.

• The bond’s coupon rate is computed as the annual coupon payment (C) divided by the bond’s face value (F).