SEBI launched Bond Central, a centralized, free database portal developed by OBPP Association and MIIs, providing comprehensive, real-time corporate bond data across exchanges and issuers. It enables price comparisons with government securities and indices, boosting transparency, investor confidence, data-driven decisions, market participation, and regulatory surveillance for informed policy formulation effectively.
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has launched Bond Central, a centralized database portal for corporate bonds, to create a single, authentic source of information on such securities.
The portal was developed by the Online Bond Platform Providers Association (OBPP Association) in collaboration with Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs), including stock exchanges and depositories.
It is developed by the Online Bond Platform Providers Association (OBPP Association) in collaboration with Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs), which include stock exchanges and depositories.
It provides a comprehensive, integrated view of corporate bonds across exchanges and issuers, ensuring transparency and enabling easy comparison.
Investors can compare corporate bond prices with Government Securities (G-Secs) and other fixed-income indices (e.g., Nifty AAA Bond Index) to assess risk-return profiles.
Unlike other financial databases that may require subscriptions or fees, Bond Central is accessible to the public free of cost.
Standardised, real-time data reduces discrepancies, improving investor confidence.
Tools like price comparisons and risk assessments help investors compare corporate bonds with safer instruments like G-Secs.
Retail and institutional investors can make data-driven decisions, which can increase participation in the corporate bond market.
It can provide regulators with a comprehensive database for market surveillance and policy formulation.
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PRACTICE QUESTION Q. Which of the following best describes the relationship between bond prices and bond yields? A) As bond prices increase, bond yields increase. B) As bond prices increase, bond yields decrease. C) Bond prices and yields are independent of each other. D) Bond prices and yields change in the same proportion. Answer: B Explanation: Bond prices and yields always move in opposite directions. When bond prices go up, the effective return (yield) for a new investor buying at the higher price goes down, and vice versa. |
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