An example of this form of debt is issued by a German borrower, sold in the United States, and denominated in U.S. dollars. This type of debt transaction is privately negotiated between a corporate borrower and a financial institution to be repaid using a series of payments containing interest and principal over a period of two to thirty years. A bond that has been judged by credit rating agencies as having a relatively low probability of default on the payment of its interest and maturity payment. The name given to the return earned by an investor who purchases a bond for its market price, holds it until it is called on its first call date, and receives all interest payments and the call price between the date of purchase and the call date. The interest payment that a bond issuer will pay to a bondholder. A type of bond that can be redeemed or reacquired by the issuer prior to its normal maturity date at a pre-specified price. The portion of a bondholder's return that results from a bond's interest payment, calculated by dividing the bond's interest payment by its market value. The name given to the return earned by an investor who purchases a bond for its market price, holds it until it matures, and receives all interest and the maturity payment in accordance with the terms contained in the indenture. An example of this type of bond is an airport construction bond in which the revenues generated via the airport's landing fees are used to service the interest payments and pay the maturity payments. A type of bond that is not secured or collateralized by a specific property, such as real property or real estate