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).
5. Click “Create and Exit” to save the portfolio and return to the list view. Alternatively, use “Create” to save and continue editing.