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Meaning: Bonds are a debt instrument issued for a period of more than one year with the purpose of raising capital by borrowing.  Bonds are issued by companies, municipalities, states and sovereign governments to finance projects and operations.  Owners of bonds are debtholder or creditor of the company. Bonds are units of corporate debt issue by companies and securitized as tradeable assets. Bonds prices are inversely correlated with interest rates. when rates go up, bond prices fall and vice-versa. Bonds have maturity dates at which point the principal amount must be paid back in full or risk default. there are more than 12 types of bonds are traded but i will explain two types which are mentioned below. INFLATION INDEXED BOND AND ZERO COUPON BOND: INFLATION INDEXED BOND:                    Inflation indexed bonds are bonds where the principal or interest is indexed to inflation and retail price index. They are thus, designed to cut out the inflation risk of an investment and inflati

  Introduction:-  An investment bank is  a financial services company that acts as an intermediary in large and complex financial transactions .  Generally a full services investment bank offers  a wide range of services that include   underwriting, M&A, sales and trading, equity research, asset management, commercial banking, and retail banking . Lets Discuss about top 5 Investment Banks (According to its market cap) 1. JP Morgan Chase & Co.  JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an American multinational investment bank and financial services which provide full service to its client like investment bank, financial service for customer and small business, commercial banking, financial transacation processing and asset management. Founded -1st Dec,2000 Market cap - $392.42B Stock price - $133.49 CEO - Jamie Dimon Headquarters - New York USA 2. Morgan stanley: Morgan Stanley is a  leading global investment bank and wealth management firm.  The company makes money primarily from three main