A New Way to Navigate Fixed Income

The video tutorial discusses the bond markets, focusing on the AG index as a benchmark in fixed income. It covers Bloomberg's acquisition of Barclays' index business, highlighting the importance of the AG index. The tutorial provides an overview of Bloomberg indices, their performance, and innovations in index pricing, including tick-by-tick pricing.

What is the AG often referred to as in the context of fixed income indexes?

• The gold standard

• The silver benchmark

• The bronze index

• The diamond standard

Which company recently acquired the index and Portfolio Analytics business from Barclays?

• Morgan Stanley

• Goldman Sachs

• Bloomberg

• JP Morgan

What is the year-to-date performance of the US AG index compared to the S&P 500?

• US AG is not comparable

• US AG is about the same

• US AG is higher

• US AG is lower

What is the approximate year-to-date return for the highest-rated AAA portion of the US AG index?

• 8%

• 2%

• 4%

• 6%

How are fixed income indexes traditionally priced?

• Every hour

• Once a week

• Once a day at market close

• Continuously throughout the day