Martin Bowman is preparing a report distinguishing traditional debt securities from structured note securities. Discuss how the

Question:

Martin Bowman is preparing a report distinguishing traditional debt securities from structured note securities. Discuss how the following structured note securities differ from a traditional debt security with respect to and principal payments:
a. Equity index-linked notes.
b. Commodity-linked bear bond.

Coupon
A coupon or coupon payment is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value and paid from issue date until maturity. Coupons are usually referred to in terms of the coupon rate (the sum of coupons paid in a...