Original - issue discount bonds These are municipal bonds issued at a
price below face value (par) which qualify for special treatment under federal tax law.
Why pay full price for popular gift cards when warehouse clubs and discount websites sell them
well below face value.
The true fair market value for these mortgages is arguably
far below their face value, given the likelihood of default, with its attendant costs.
The death benefit can increase, but will never
fall below the face value; the cash value will fluctuate based on investment performance.
In your case, because your bond matures in 56 years but yields ~ 5 % (well above the current market rate), for it to be
below Face value implies a strong probability of default, or a strong belief that market returns will be above 5 % over the next 56 years.
Zero - coupon bonds, or those where investors receive no interest aside from that associated with purchasing the
bond below face value, are generally only sold below par as that is the only way an investor can receive a profit.
Discount callables,
priced below face value, or par, with a coupon below the going market rate, have embedded options that are «out of the money.»
Prices are set by the sellers and may be above or
below face value.
Prices are set by sellers and may be above or
below face value.
You can also purchase zero - coupon bonds that are issued at a discount,
below face value.
NCDs in secondary market can have last traded price which is
below their Face value.
Since the yield to maturity is above the coupon interest rate, the note's value is
below face value ($ 100), correct?
Bonds sell at a value either at a premium, higher than their face value, or at a discount,
below their face value.
When the dollar price is
below face value, it is said to be selling at a discount.
I bought my first property in 2012, at the bottom of the market, for 20 %
below face value.