PAR VALUE

PAR VALUE

Price equal to the face value of a security.

PAYMENT DATE

PAYMENT DATE

The date on which a transaction for a settlement process has to take place.

PERPETUAL BOND

PERPETUAL BOND

Perpetual bonds are the bonds that do not have a maturity date. Most of the perpetual bonds have a call option embedded in them at which the issuer can redeem the bonds.

PLAIN VANILLA BOND

PLAIN VANILLA BOND

Bond that have a fixed coupon rate at a predetermined date along with fixed date of maturity.

POA- Power of Attroney

POA- Power of Attroney

Power of Attorney is needed by broker to debit the securities from Client Demat account when the securities are sold by Client.

PREMIUM PRICE

PREMIUM PRICE

The term for pricing when a financial instrument trades at a price higher than its nominal value/par value.

PREPAYMENT RISK

PREPAYMENT RISK

Risk involved with early redemption or return of the principal amount on a fixed income security. The prepayment may come at a time when the opportunities to deploy the cash are at lesser interest rates and hence it is called a risk.

PRIMARY MARKET

PRIMARY MARKET

Markets where bonds are sold for the first time by an issuer to raise capital to meet their financial requirements. 

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

The face value of a bond without interest, which is payable at maturity is known as the principal amount. 

PRINCIPAL PROTECTED BOND

PRINCIPAL PROTECTED BOND

Principal protected bonds are fixed income securities which guarantee minimum return equal to the principal amount invested by the investor.

PUTTABLE BONDS (PUT OPTION)

PUTTABLE BONDS (PUT OPTION)

A bond that gives the investors the right but not the obligation to ask for a prepayment of principal amount of a bond on a pre-defined date before the maturity date of the bond is known as putable bond.