How do I trade bonds ?

Never really paid attention at uni when talking about bonds.

Know generally how to price them etc but am clueless on how to trade them.

I am with Interactive Brokers.

buy low, sell high. easy. or be more specific.

thanks goose.. you are right my post is vague...

maybe bonds isn't the way...

I'm looking for a replacement for a cash account...... so want regular coupon.

Really depends what sort of bonds you're into. Minimum investment is generally around £100k.For corporate bonds, a decent stockbroker would be able to help - and probably necessary. You'd want to make sure the issue was liquid above all if you're intending not to hold until expiry. Gilts could be an option, but the return is likely to be lower than you'd get on your savings or corporate bonds as the UK Govt is less likely to default. You can buy gilts direct from the UK Debt Management Office - part of the treasury UK Debt Management Office although you'd probably want to do some work on how their priced first.

You don't need 100k to invest in or trade bonds. Most corporates can be had in 1k units and there are loads of them trading on exchanges. You can trade them through a normal stock broker. Same with gov't debt.

Put in spoof and pull a second before opening. Profit.

thanks all....

Arabian: huh ?

Just a private joke. I only trade the gilt on the openings