# Price

Market or calculated value of an instrument at a given time.

# Price

#### **Table of Contents**

- [Description](#bkmrk-description)
- [Examples](#bkmrk-examples)
- [Cookbook](#bkmrk-cookbook)
- [F.A.Q.](#bkmrk-api-documentation)
- [API Documentation](#bkmrk-api-documentation)

#### **Description**

##### *Financial meaning*

Prices represent the market value or quoted price of a financial instrument at a specific point in time. They are essential for valuation, performance measurement, and accurate reporting across financial systems.

##### *Platform abstraction*

In the Finmars platform, a Price is a separate entity linked to an [Instrument ](https://docs.finmars.com/books/entities/page/instrument "Instrument")and dated to a specific moment. Each price entry stores the principal value, accrued interest component (for debt instruments), a[ pricing policy](https://docs.finmars.com/books/entities/page/pricing-policy "Pricing Policy") identifier (e.g., Standard, Custom), and valuation-related fields like Yield to Maturity (YTM) and Duration.

**Prices are used in:**

- Providing market or modeled values for [instruments ](https://docs.finmars.com/books/entities/page/instrument "Instrument")held in [portfolios](https://docs.finmars.com/books/entities/page/portfolio "Portfolio").
- Defining end-of-day valuations and snapshots for asset positions.
- Supporting duration, yield, and factor-based sensitivity analyses.
- Assisting in generating fair value [reports](https://docs.finmars.com/books/reports "Reports"),[ P&L](https://docs.finmars.com/books/marscapital-solution/chapter/pl-report "P&L Report"), and balance sheet entries.

#### **Examples**

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-instrument-date-pric" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 11.6813%;"></col><col style="width: 10.4909%;"></col><col style="width: 11.0861%;"></col><col style="width: 11.0861%;"></col><col style="width: 11.0861%;"></col><col style="width: 11.0861%;"></col><col style="width: 11.0861%;"></col><col style="width: 11.0861%;"></col><col style="width: 11.0861%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>**Instrument**</td><td>**Date**</td><td>**Pricing Policy**</td><td>**Principal Price**</td><td>**Accrued Price**</td><td>**Factor**</td><td>**YTM**</td><td>**Modified Duration**</td><td>**Is Temporary Price**</td></tr><tr><td>BAIDU INC</td><td>2023-03-14</td><td>Standard</td><td>144.9500</td><td>0.000</td><td>1</td><td>0.00</td><td>0.000</td><td>False</td></tr></tbody></table>

- `Instrument`: name or identifier of the financial instrument.
- `Date`: the date for which the price is recorded.
- `Pricing Policy`: method used for price calculation (e.g., Standard).
- `Principal Price`: main price of the instrument excluding accrued interest.
- `Accrued Price`: accumulated interest up to the pricing date.
- `Factor`: multiplier used to adjust the nominal or market value of the instrument.
- `YTM`: yield to maturity, representing the expected return if the instrument is held until maturity.
- `Modified Duration`: measure of the price sensitivity of the instrument to interest rate changes.
- `Is Temporary Price`: flag indicating if the price is temporary (`True` or `False`).

#### **Cookbook**

##### *CRUD* 

Operations within platform.

##### *Use Cases*

What for it's used.

#### **F.A.Q.**

Frequently asked questions.

#### **API documentation**

Link to API documentation.

# How to Create a Price Entity

## Prerequisites

We assume you have all prerequisites you may need, including:

1. If needed: the VPN is configured to access the Finmars resources
2. If needed: access to the Virtual Machine to work with the sensitive information
3. Must have: registered in Finmars in the needed region environment (self-registered or registered by Finmars)
4. Must have: having permissions set to allow continue with the Action in the Guide

## Creation of Price Entity

1. <span style="color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Open the</span> ****“Valuation”**** <span style="color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">section in the left-hand side menu. Select the</span> ****“Price”**** <span style="color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap;">entity from the list under </span>****Valuation****<span style="color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">.</span>  
    [![Снимок экрана 2025-05-08 045350.png](https://docs.finmars.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/snimok-ekrana-2025-05-08-045350.png)](https://docs.finmars.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/snimok-ekrana-2025-05-08-045350.png)
2. ****Click the “+ Add” button****<span style="color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap;"> located in the top-left corner of the portfolio list view.</span>  
    [![Снимок экрана 2025-05-08 045357.png](https://docs.finmars.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/snimok-ekrana-2025-05-08-045357.png)](https://docs.finmars.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/snimok-ekrana-2025-05-08-045357.png)
3. <span style="color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap;">This action opens the </span>****Add Price history** <span style="color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">form.</span>  
    [![Снимок экрана 2025-05-08 045414.png](https://docs.finmars.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/snimok-ekrana-2025-05-08-045414.png)](https://docs.finmars.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/snimok-ekrana-2025-05-08-045414.png)
4. ****Fill out the following fields as needed:****
    1. ****Instrument****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> – select the full name or unique identifier of the instrument (required).</span>
    2. ****Date****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> – the date when the price is recorded, in </span>`<span class="editor-theme-code">yyyy-mm-dd</span>`<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> format (required).</span>
    3. ****Pricing Policy****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> – select the pricing policy used for valuation.</span>
    4. ****Principal Price****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> – main market price of the instrument (e.g., 100).</span>
    5. ****Accrued Price****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> – the accrued interest or price component (e.g., 0).</span>
    6. ****Factor****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> – scaling factor for partial repayments or amortization (e.g., 1 or 0.95).</span>
    7. ****YTM****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> – yield to maturity as a percentage (e.g., 4.5).</span>
    8. ****Modified Duration****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> – interest rate sensitivity measure (e.g., 2.3).</span>
    9. ****Is Temporary Price****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> – optional checkbox; leave empty or check to mark the price as temporary.</span>
5. <span style="color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Click</span> ****“Create and Exit”****<span style="color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap;"> to save the portfolio and return to the list view. Alternatively, use </span>****“Create”****<span style="color: rgb(170, 170, 170); background-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap;"> to save and continue editing.</span>  
    [![copy4.png](https://docs.finmars.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/copy4.png)](https://docs.finmars.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-05/scaled-1680-/copy4.png)