Bonds: Simplified 1.2

Individuals and financial institutions frequently depend on third-party services for conducting sensitivity analyses and risk assessments related to fixed income securities. These services often involve significant transactional costs or monthly subscription fees. The need for accessible, reliable analytics is evident, and now such tools are directly available to you.

Bonds: Simplified is a sophisticated mobile application designed for iPhone users, offering adaptable, dependable, and comprehensive functionalities that surpass traditional financial calculators.

Focusing primarily on fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities, Bonds: Simplified enables users to gain transparency into valuation assumptions and perform stress testing across various prepayment scenarios and interest rate environments. This includes modeling both instantaneous rate changes and horizon rate movements. Users can customize yield curve shifts in magnitude and timing, providing greater control over scenario analysis.

Key features include:

• Configurable MBS parameters for quick estimation of expected yield
• Input options for starting price or target yield
• Prepayment sensitivity adjustments based on rate movements (-300 to +300)
• An instantaneous rate shock slider for comparing initial conditions with different rate environments
• A dynamic calculator interpolating monthly yield curves and prepayment speeds, allowing users to simulate when rates shift, the extent of those shifts, and acceptable impacts
• Side-by-side tables illustrating prepayment sensitivities using PSA and CPR speeds
• Graphical visualizations of periodic balances and projected income streams
• A detailed breakdown of scheduled principal, unscheduled principal, and CPR speeds per period
• Daily updates of Treasury rates integrated within the app for spread analysis
• An elementary fixed-rate bullet bond calculator
• Exportation of results in .csv format with email capabilities for sharing with colleagues, enhancing transparency and reducing reliance on error-prone spreadsheets

The development team has outlined plans for future enhancements aimed at delivering more nuanced analytics tailored to user needs.

Note: All pricing figures and valuation outcomes provided by the application serve as estimates and should not be solely relied upon for actual investment decisions.