As a retired chartered financial planner, I was both surprised and pleased to read the article on financial bonds. It may not be physics or even science, but it does illustrate how physicists can adapt to the world of high finance. As the article explains, bonds are quite simple in principle, but can become quite complex in practice. That's because they are traded on the stock market, which means their price is determined by supply and demand, while speculation and gambling can come into play.
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