Astrea V announced its balloting results today. Unlike equity, the bonds will only start trading on this Friday, 21 June 2019.

As stated in their press release, all applications below $50k received some allocation and 75% of the $180m shares went to them, "reflecting the Issuer's desire to allocate to smaller retail investors".
I am pleasantly surprised at the 50% chance of being allocated a meaningful amount. To apply $50,000 and have a 50% chance of receiving $16,000 worth of bonds is definitely not a bad outcome. Those who applied for $1m shares now receives $50,000 rather than $11,000. That should at least make them "happier" for now. 😆
As for me, I am really the "salty olive" ☹️ .... couldn't even get any at 50% chance 🤪
Congrats to those who got it! ... Make Astrea part of your bond ladder portfolio.
Comments
is it the actual yield that I'm getting is 2.4365% if I buy 10 lots at $1.06 from the open market?
Becoz yearly dividend of $385 times 5 years is $1925 and if I buy 10 lots at $1.06 and redeem after 5 years means lost $600+$30 brokerage costs, so actual yield is (1925-600-30)/5/10630 =2.4365%
Hence is it the actual yield that I will get if I buy 10 lots Astrea V at $1.06 is 2.4365% ??
Hence what is this "good chance the bonus 0.5% will be paid at redemption after 5 years" which you wrote?
Becos $270 yearly dividend times 4.5 years is $1215 and if I buy 10 lots at $1.022 today and redeem after 4.5 years means I lost $220 and $30 brokerage costs hence the actual yield that I get if I buy 10 lots of the 2.7% Temasek Bond at $1.022 today is ($1215-$220-$30)/4.5/10220 = 2.098% ?
So is it if I buy 10 lots of the Temasek 2.7% Bond from the open market at $1.022 today, then the actual yield that I am getting is 2.098%?
I am thinking of buying $50,000 of this Astrea V bond at $1.038 from the open market.
What are the chances/probability that this AstreaV bond will default and unable to redeem the bond after 10 years??
Because I read the comments in the AstreaV bond's thread in the HardWareZone's money section and many forummners there said that this Astrea V bond is not very safe...
(I already invested $120,000 into the Singapore Savings Bond hence I don't want to put any more money into SSB and hence I am thinking of buying this AstreaV bond but I am now undecided after reading the comments from HWZ on this AstreaV bond)
Do your homework and stop reading HNZ other for entertainment :) - you must be comfortable with the credit risk. S&P issued a A+ rating and Fitch gave it A rating. To set the context, many of the local corporate bonds are not even rated, so to get an investment grade do actually mean something.
Do note that if you pay $1.038, you will only get back $1 at end of 5 year plus the 3.85% coupons in between.