Medium-term note retail


Medium-term note retail (MTNR)

Medium-term note designated for retail investors. For example, at Fannie Mae, it means that the bond is designated for individual investors that is underwritten through a dealer versus issuing through a program, like Investment Notes or Benchmark Notes.

Medium-Term Note Retail

An unsecured bond issued by a multinational corporation in order to finance its operations, with a maturity of between one and 10 years. Retail notes are issued at par for $1,000 per note; they pay a fixed interest rate for the first nine months or so, after which the coupon payments may vary. Retail notes invested in an IRA may be tax-deferred.