Series 65: 7.3.16.1 Review Of Bond Nomenclature

7.2.16.1  Review of Bond Nomenclature

Recall that bonds are quoted in the market in terms of their prices and yields to maturity. A bond’s price is quoted in terms of bond points. A bond point represents one hundredth of par, or $10 for a bond with a par value of $1,000. So a bond valued at par will be quoted at 100, meaning 100 points; a discount bond worth $900 will be quoted at 90. Similarly, a basis point