page_title: Bond market index
hierarchical_section_title: Bond market index
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Juni 1988 Frankfurt am Main, Börse (Bond Market)
context_page_description: A bond index or bond market index is a method of measuring the value of a section of the bond market. It is computed from the prices of selected bonds. It is a tool used by investors and financial managers to describe the market, and to compare the return on specific investments.
  An index is a mathematical construct, so it may not be invested in directly. But many mutual funds and exchange-traded funds attempt to "track" an index, and those funds that do not may be judged against those that do.
context_section_description: A bond index or bond market index is a method of measuring the value of a section of the bond market. It is computed from the prices of selected bonds (typically a weighted average). It is a tool used by investors and financial managers to describe the market, and to compare the return on specific investments.
  An index is a mathematical construct, so it may not be invested in directly. But many mutual funds and exchange-traded funds attempt to "track" an index (see index fund), and those funds that do not may be judged against those that do.
caption: The Frankfurt Bond Market, 1988
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