Page 1 of 1

How are LT Treas Bonds Valued on Brokerage Statement?

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:22 pm
by doug6zj9
Dumb question here... 

I have never owned a long term treasury bond directly in my brokerage account.  If I buy 30 year treasury bonds in a Schwab brokerage account will they be priced or valued "real time" like a stock or ETF, or end of day like a mutual fund, or something else?  It seems like my ST treasury bills are never valued but carried at cost.

Re: How are LT Treas Bonds Valued on Brokerage Statement?

Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:34 pm
by craigr
At Vanguard for instance the bonds are valued real-time. Interest payments are automatically put into your designated sweep account fund. Buying and selling is quick and easy just like any stock or fund and can be done any time during the trading day. Buying and selling bonds through a brokerage should be no different than any other type of security order from my experience.