Bonds

These are very common stocks. The bond issuer (state, bank, company) is a debtor, while the bond holder (investor) is a creditor. The issuer issues a bond in order to obtain long-term financial resources. Bond may be marketed at stock markets. Usually they contain a fixed or detached coupon sheet. Other types of bonds are divided according to the term of payment, type of issuer, or method of the coupon paying-out.