The site includes tutorials and education materials meant to acquaint investors with the ins and outs of the bond market. There are also links to the website of the Bond Market Association, the trade organization of the bond industry, as well as listings of various bond sale and purchase offers from individuals, other dealers and institutions. Some more established brokerages offer online bond trading, as well. E-Trade , in partnership with Pimco Funds, and DLJdirect sell municipal as well as corporate bonds, but employ a traditional commission structure and don't readily disclose their margins. He envisions his company as doing for the municipal bond market what discount brokers like Schwab did for stocks.
Bonds are the last shoe to drop in terms of price commission.
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