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. Open the “Valuation” section in the left-hand side menu. Select the “Price” entity from the list under Valuation.
   
2. Click the “+ Add” button located in the top-left corner of the portfolio list view.
   
3. This action opens the Add Price history form.
   
4. Fill out the following fields as needed:
   1. Instrument – select the full name or unique identifier of the instrument (required).
   2. Date – the date when the price is recorded, in yyyy-mm-dd format (required).
   3. Pricing Policy – select the pricing policy used for valuation.
   4. Principal Price – main market price of the instrument (e.g., 100).
   5. Accrued Price – the accrued interest or price component (e.g., 0).
   6. Factor – scaling factor for partial repayments or amortization (e.g., 1 or 0.95).
   7. YTM – yield to maturity as a percentage (e.g., 4.5).
   8. Modified Duration – interest rate sensitivity measure (e.g., 2.3).
   9. Is Temporary Price – optional checkbox; leave empty or check to mark the price as temporary.
5. Click “Create and Exit” to save the portfolio and return to the list view. Alternatively, use “Create” to save and continue editing.