High-Grade Convertible Bonds Tyler Barr What is a Bond A Bond is an agreement for people to borrwer money for a certain of time and the then the issuer receives a interest in return. Usually the borrower is the Federal Gov’t. High-Grade Convertible bond They are an investment-grade bond with a high rating. Like all investment-grade bonds, high-grade bonds are considered sufficiently lowrisk that the law allows banks to invest in them. In addition to being lowrisk, high-grade bonds are low-return, greatly reducing the cost on the issuer. U.S. Treasury and many municipal bonds are high-grade. See also: Junk. Risk-level/Return The risk is really low and since the risk is low the return is also little. This is a very safe investment. Work Cited •"High-Grade Bond Financial Definition of High-Grade Bond. High-Grade Bond Finance Term by the Free Online Dictionary." Financial Dictionary. Web. 08 Mar. 2010. <http://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/HighGrade+Bond>.