"Laddering" simply means buying bonds and notes of different maturities, so that they do not all mature at once.

For options of different maturities, we also see characteristic differences in implied volatility.

Generally an initial investment of $10,000-$20,000 is required in order to purchase 5-10 bonds with different maturities for a specific timeline.

Such bonds offer more return relative to risk than do bonds of different maturities.

In this section we shall examine the relationship between some of those yield measures and bonds which have different maturities but are otherwise similar.

A common trade might be going long on one type of Treasury note and short on another note with a different maturity.

An interest rate model could be added and would lead to a portfolio containing bonds of different maturities.

They are not different varieties, just peppers of different maturities from the same plant.

"You need an active manager" to buy and sell different maturities and classes of bonds over time, based on the changing economic environment, he said.

In the Project 2 portion of the financing five different maturities are being offered.