Gold bond Documentation

Data dictionary:

Variable Description Type Relevance

Issue Date Data Date relevant

NSE Code National stock irrelevant

exchange code

Retail Price the price at which the Numeric relevant

trade occurred

Redemption Month Number of years until Date relevant

Year the bond matures from
the date of issue

Number of Units The volume of Numeric

gold/bond taken by the
customer

Interest Annual interest rate relevant

LTP Last price of the trade Numeric relevant

Interest Income Interest rate changes Numeric relevant

with bond yield.

Total P/L calculates the Numeric relevant

amount of money
made or lost.
P/L Percent calculates the relevant
percentage of the
money made or lost
as a function of
your execution
price.

Sovereign Gold Bond

● Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) are government securities denominated in gold.

● The government determines the issue rate.

● Moreover, investing in SGB will give you additional interest at 2.5% p.a.
● Five years lock-in period

● The capital gains tax on redemption is zero. Also, the long-term capital gains come with
indexation benefits. However, the capital gains for premature redemption are taxable similar to
physical gold.

● One can trade their bonds on the stock exchange after the five-year lock-in period.

● Not mandatory. However, the investors have an option to hold their units in the Demat account.