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Bond traders refer to this as a discount to par value.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
Blue Owl Capital – Shares of the alternative asset manager dropped nearly 10% after the company announced the sale of $1.4 billion in loans from three of its private debt funds at 99.7% of par value.
—Michelle Fox,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2026
While short-term bets such as Kane and van Riemsdyk can pay dividends to fill specific needs, getting par value out of a longer-term deal is exceedingly rare.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
These market prices must be multiplied by an inflation factor, and the bottom line on a ticket for 100 bonds (that is, $100,000 of par value when issued) would have been $96,470.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
Blue Owl Capital – Shares of the alternative asset manager dropped nearly 10% after the company announced the sale of $1.4 billion in loans from three of its private debt funds at 99.7% of par value.
—Michelle Fox,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2026
While short-term bets such as Kane and van Riemsdyk can pay dividends to fill specific needs, getting par value out of a longer-term deal is exceedingly rare.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
These market prices must be multiplied by an inflation factor, and the bottom line on a ticket for 100 bonds (that is, $100,000 of par value when issued) would have been $96,470.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Par value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/par%20value. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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