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S.Venkata Narasimhan wrote at 2009-10-27 17:19:14
Debenture and bonds are nothing but a debt instrument. The debt instrument used by govt to raise debt is called Bonds where as debt instrument used by corporates are called debentures.  

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Fixed income portfolio allocation and strategies for institutional investors. Having designed multi-scenario risk quantification and cash flow projection models for nearly 25 years, Strategic Technical Initiatives can answer your regulatory, SFAS 115 allocation, securities selection, and other questions dealing with yield curve placement and portfolio mix strategies. I write the Bond Market Review on behalf of Commerce Street Capital Management.

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Trading and designing portfolio strategies since 1980.

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Physics and Differential Mathematics

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