This article shows you how to find SGBs trading at the maximum discount in the share market for long-term investment.

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• What is the value of an SGB?
• Which SGB series are trading at the highest discount to fair value?
• What are the points to remember before buying SGB from the share market at a discount?

What is the value of an SGB?

After gold-price duty cut in Budget 2024, there is a lot of speculation in the market that new Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) issues will not come.

Therefore, many investors, especially those who know that SGB gives the highest return of all types of gold, are trying to buy SGB from the share market. This article shows you which SGBs are currently trading at a discount.

The price of an SGB, i.e. the Fair Value, in the stock market depends on the demand and supply of the SGB apart from its intrinsic value.

Fair Value of SGB = Intrinsic value + Demand-supply effects

Intrinsic value depends on two things:

• the current market price of 24-karat gold
• the present value of all the interest payments yet to be received

The effect of demand-supply factors is unpredictable. Therefore we must understand how to calculate the intrinsic value of the SGB.

Intrinsic value = Gold price + present value of interest payments (PV) where PV = ([[Issue Price]] * [[Interest Rate]]/2 * (1 - (1 + (Discount Rate/2)) ^ -(([[Maturity Date]]-Today’s Date)/365.25 * 2))) / (Discount Rate/2)

We have assumed 6% as the interest rate. Higher values will find a lower number of SGBs trading at a discount.

If the SGB is quoted lower than this number, you should buy it. We have covered the exact calculation of the fair value of an SGB here: Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB): Which Series is Best for You?

Note: Only resident Indians can purchase SGB. NRIs trying to invest in SGB via resident demat accounts (where KYC is not updated to NRI status) violates RBI rules.

Which SGB series are trading at the highest discount to fair value?

Here is the latest list of SGBs trading at a discount. Please click the table headers to sort.

You will need to place the order for your chosen SGB via your Demat account.

What are the points to remember before buying SGB from the share market at a discount?

If you are investing in SGB, you need to be sure of the purpose of that investment. If you are accumulating gold for a future need like a child’s marriage, you need to buy that series with the highest maturity.

Of course, whenever you are placing an order for a thinly traded security like an SGB, then you need to ensure that you do not get a price so high that any discount to fair value disappears. Placing limit orders to lock in the purchase price is important.