Research Guides

We have three databases that are good for bonds:LSEG Workspace, FactSet and Bloomberg

For our resources typically it is easiest to search by an individual security/company.

For detailed information across a swath of corporate bonds Bloomberg's bond search is likely your best bet. General information about corporate bonds can sometimes be found in white papers and reports issued by ratings agencies.

LSEG Workspace for Corporate Bonds

To Search by Bond Screener

1. Start by searching for bond screener in the main search box

2. Then select universe - Apps & Tools pencil icon and from there, government and corporate bonds

3. Then select Corporate bonds, and from there you can search by name, symbol, coupon type, etc. 

To search by company please see the following:

1.Start by searching for a particular company, ex. Pfizer. 

2.Select Debit & Credit

3. Choose Active or Inactive Bonds 

4. Scroll Down to select an individual bond issue

5. After selecting an issue you can use the menu to chose what to focus on

6. Refinitiv will default to the bond description view (below is a snapshot).

7. Under Issuer, you can select Issuer Ratings to see current and historical issuer ratings from Fitch, Moody's, S&P and others

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 1. Use the text box next to the magnifying glass to type in 'bond.' This is the magnifying glass located in blue at the top of the banner. 

2. Select the company/security bond chart app (should be the first search result).

3. Type in the name of a company/security (ex. Pfizer) use the search box on the upper left hand corner of the screen. 

4. Go to Credit Analysis, which is located on the lower left hand corner of the screen. 

5. DCS Overview gives you: Current Credit Ratings (From Moody's and S&P), Debt Capital Structure Summary, CDS Spreads, Liquidity Summary, Prices & CDS Spreads History, LT Debt by Maturity, Historical Credit Analysis, LT Debt by Seniority Summary, and Issuer Credit Curve. 

Ex. click on the green arrows to download tables/charts/etc.

7. DCS Detail gives you information about individual bond issues, total debt by class , revolving credit, St Debt.  If you select a bond issue to look at you will see issue date, maturity date, currency and more.

8. Ratings: gives you contemporary ratings data from S&P and Moody's as well as related issuers ratings. 

To search for corporate bonds across currencies, coupon types, industries and more check out the Universal Screening function in FactSet! 

To access a Bloomberg terminal visit Darden Camp Library and follow the login procedures.

From there you can use these instructions adapted from Harvard Business School's Baker Library.

• Use Custom Bond Search (Good for general searches across a swath of time or for multiple securities, green bonds etc.)
  1. Type SRCH then hit [GO]
  2. Fill in the relevant search boxes and click on Search for a customized list of bonds 

OR

• Use a company ticker
  1. Type a company ticker, hit the yellow CORP key, then hit GO for a list of bonds issued by the company and its subsidiaries; e.g., GM [CORP] [GO].
  2. Scroll through the list and select a specific issue. (Make sure the Exclude drop-down menu is set as desired. To sort the list click a column heading then select Sort Ascending or Sort Descending.)
  3. On the main menu for the selected bond, note the ticker for future reference; e.g., GM8 1/4 07/23.

To analyze bonds:
Browse a bond's main menu or type a shortcut and hit GO:

• CDSW for credit default swap analysis
• DES for description
• HP for historical price/yield table
• YA for yield analysis
• YAS for yield and spread analysis

  If you know a security ticker the full shortcut would be GM8 1/4 07/23 [CORP] YAS [GO].

  Use the blue fractional keys to type fractional denominators. Put a space between the whole and fractional parts; e.g., 3 3/8 is: 3 [Space] 3[1/8] [Space] date.