Type of Bonds

Bonds are generally considered long-term obligations. Nevertheless, since there is trading in the secondary market for some types of bonds, it is possible to buy and sell such bonds at any time. Bonds are issued by entities seeking funds for a variety of reasons.
Corporations issue bonds often for expansion purposes, when they have determined that extension of their long-term debt obligations is a better strategy than to expand their ownership base through the issuance of additional stock.

BONDS, federal government, issued, LONG-TERM bonds, variety of bonds, trading bonds, short-term notes, government bonds, corporate bonds, and foreign government bonds, convertible