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{{a|repack|{{layman|bond}}}}You will know old Grandpa Contrarian’s story of [[the farmer and the sheep]]. It is illustrated richly in every cove, inlet and waterway of the financial markets, but is no better exemplified than in the genetic structure of a [[medium term note]] programme.
{{essay|repack|MTN structure|{{layman|bond}}}}You will know old Grandpa Contrarian’s story of [[the farmer and the sheep]]. It is illustrated richly in every cove, inlet and waterway of the financial markets, but is no better exemplified than in the genetic structure of a [[medium term note]] programme.


These, for the fortunately uninitiated, are architectural structures by which corporations raise funds in the international [[debt capital market]]s. Their history is long and mildly diverting at best — the type who naturally deals in debt instruments is not really given to intrigue — but for our purposes it is important.
These, for the fortunately uninitiated, are architectural structures by which corporations raise funds in the international [[debt capital market]]s. Their history is long and mildly diverting at best — the type who naturally deals in debt instruments is not really given to intrigue — but for our purposes it is important.