Rule 20 of 32 in this unit2.1.2

2.1.2 Debt Instruments

SIE outline 2.1.2

Par Is the Pivot

A price is a percentage of face value. Par itself is a hundred. Below that is a discount, above it a premium. NOT dollars until you multiply.

The trick

Common trap: Learn the discount order and apply it. Correct: Ask whether par is above or below your price. Derive the order, never recall it.

The method for this kind of question
  1. Yield is tested in two sections

Now answer

No question sits on this rule yet. This unit's checked questions are spread across its other screens and on its practice page, and more arrive as the bank grows.
Next ruleMaturity Adds the Gap

The whole unit · Your plan