How the fuck do I buy corporate bonds at the retail level?
>>1429630
i know its an otc market, but what broker will let me buy/browse them?
>>1429630
what's your account size?
>>1429696
a lot of brokers will sell you specific bonds in their inventory. no one is going to have every bond you might want, and you definitely get raped on them buying them at the retail level.
bonds normally don't have explicit commissions, the broker just adjusts the price up or down. at the retail level, the broker will probably charge you a commission and fuck you on the price.
You don't, unless you want to get fucked on the price. You hire a broker with a bond desk and pay his commissions if you want to buy individual bonds, and if your portfolio is large enough for him to care about you.
Or, you just buy a bond fund like a normal person.