PriceServe®: Fixed Income Security Pricing, Analysis & Valuation

PriceServe, the fixed income pricing service from BofA Securities, combines the resources and insight of leading global capital markets franchise with a dedication to independent valuations and focused customer service.

It's not enough to simply observe and reflect publicly available trade levels once they occur.

Trade data is an important driver of valuations in the securitized products space: however, given the size of the overall universe of outstanding securities only a very small number of trades occur each day.

PriceServe employs a proactive approach of assessing the relative value impact of this information across all related sectors and risk profiles and then makes appropriate adjustments, to its pricing assumptions and inputs to reflect re1l-time market convention.

A powerful combination of resources and expertise that's what PriceServe delivers

Pricing quality and market perspective of a broker-dealer while maintaining independence, customer confidentiality and strict operational controls.
Extensive pricing methodology available to customers and their auditors
Evaluators who are fully accessible to speak with customers and share pricing inputs and related market color employed for any particular valuation.
Extensive modeling and quantitative abilities to price complex, hard to value assets requiring in-depth review.

The PriceServe evaluation staff is seasoned team of market professionals with prior experience across structuring. trading, research, portfolio valuation and asset management roles
Evaluators draw upon market spreads, trade data, bid list color, inventory levels and market insights from BofA Securities trading franchise and global research platforms as well as other sources of market data and color.
Cash flow analysis and price calculation are performed using cutting edge proprietary models created and maintained by BofA Securities Fixed Income Modeling, Research and Quantitative teams.

Dedicated team to manage client queries and requests.
Comprehensive price inquiry process addresses customer challenges in a timely manner.
Client records are maintained by the Client Service team in adherence with industry retention guidelines.
Pricing is subject to other internal controls.
Confidentially is maintained on client and position is not shared with the trading desks.

Accurate and independent pricing is critical to satisfying audit and regulatory requirements.
Auditors and regulators demand transparency and the ability to support valuations.
PriceServe helps clients satisfy these requirements and gives clients needed comfort in their valuations.