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What are guilt edge securities?

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Date Posted: 2015/03/10
Deleted user
by Deleted user

Government backed securities, eihther next government came in the country  also restricted to own the same.

Anita Nair
by Anita Nair , Senior Manager Corporate Finance , Citi Bank

Guilt edge securities are bond issued by certain national government.  In normal parlance, it means that high grade security with low yield. 

Hanan Kanaan
by Hanan Kanaan , Senior Associate , United Arab Bank

Guilt edge securities are the bonds issued by the government

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Gilt Edged Securities are high grade bonds or stocks with very low risk  issued by a blue chip company or a government. Blue Chip companies issue them as they dependably meet dividend or interest payments as they are well established and financially stable.

Soumya Kanta Nayak
by Soumya Kanta Nayak , Branch Manager , ICICI Bank Ltd

The securities issued by any central govt of a country. Normally the risk depends on the credit rating of the same country. We treat USA guilt edge security is the risk free security. The return on this security is treated as the as the risk free return or the minimum return on any investment or the base rate for any return calculation

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