Which of the following best illustrates why a bond is a type of loan?

A.

Funds raised are used to finance

longminus

term

projects.

B.

When a company issues a bond, the buyer of that bond becomes an owner of the issuing company.

C.

The issuers of bonds make regular payments to bondholders.

D.

When an investor buys a bond from an issuer, the investor is giving money to the issuer, with the assurance that it will be repaid at a date in the future.