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:
This is an optional field that you can hide or display using the Layout Manager. |
Last price |
Last price may have:
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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. |