 fear the worst, and stock prices go to zero in a bankruptcy because they usually don't get paid back. All right, number eight, what's the minimum order my broker will sell? So it's a misconception that when you buy bonds from your broker, you must order in multiples of 1,000. In fact, you can buy $25 baby bond units, and often those are better and more liquid than bonds with a face value of 1,000. The $25 units are simple to buy because they are listed just like stocks or ETF units.