Bond Market Data

Information displayed on the trading screen for bonds, including the ask and bid prices, is calculated differently than for other securities. The table below defines market data fields whose values are unique to corporate bonds.

Field name

Description

Bid and Ask Prices

The price for bonds is quoted as a percentage of its face relative to 100. A bid of 95 means the bond is trading at 95% of its face value.

Bid, Ask, and Last Yields

The yield-to-worst. This is the lower of yield to maturity and yields to all calls. The yield is only shown if it is offered on the exchange. These are optional fields that you can hide or display using the Layout Manager.

Bond Attributes

Bond attributes of last sale price which may include:

  • Non-standard settlement date (normal settlement for bonds is T + 3), including

    • C - cash trade

    • ND - next day trade

    • S# - seller's option

  • Other Attributes

    • W - weighted average trade

    • A - afterhours trade

This is an optional field that you can hide or display using the Layout Manager.

Last price

Last price may have:

  • a "c" following the price indicating that the price includes commission.

  • an asterisk "*" following the price indicating a special price typically due to an arranged trade taking place outside prevailing market bid/ask.

Last size

Last size may show "est" following the size indicating that the size is an estimate, for trades with size greater than one million.