Bond trading
Hi all, long time reader, first time poster.
I've used the search function on WSO and haven't seen very much content on trading bonds using a virtual account. On that point, I have two questions:
First, does anyone know of any good virtual platforms one can use to trade government bonds online?
Second, is it feasible to try and set up a portfolio in excel? If so, any tips on how one would go about doing that? So what will I need for example... yields, prices.
Thanks!
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Maybe IB but in general you will get your face ripped off trading bonds through a retail platform.
Trading bonds (Originally Posted: 04/04/2008)
I have been pointed in the direction of Fabrozzi, to get clued up on bonds before I start my summer internship. Can anyone direct me to something lighter, maybe a website online, that I can start off with. Have LOTS to read with exams going on right now but really want to get up to scratch by the summer :)
its fabozzi first of all and another good one is options futures derivatives by Hull. this is not light though
learning about bonds and cds isnt going to be light reading beyond the basics
you can also check out investopedia or something like that generally very basic
http://www.morningstar.com/Cover/Classroom.html
No one really knows about this resource (I think i only do because i interned there) - but Morningstar has a great set of online "classes" - one is on stocks and they have a separate one on bonds along with a few other ones. the first "class" in each series def starts out REALLY basic, but they have 20 long "lectures" and the last ones cover muni bonds, strips, collateralized mortgage obligations etc, pretty sophisticated stuff for a summer to understand coming in. I printed them all out and read them before my summer last year and they really helped.
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