what is an example of a debt security 
the most common example of a debt security is a bond whether that be a government bond or corporate bond these securities are purchased by an investor and pay out a stream of income in the form of interest payments at the bond s maturity the issuer buys back the bond from the investor 3who issues debt securities the most common issuer of debt securities are corporations and governments both issue debt securities to raise money governments to finance projects or for day to day operations and corporations to fund growth pay down other debt and also to finance day to day operations 