BondPrice() function |
BondPrice() functionBondPrice(argument list
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This function returns a bond's "flat" price (i.e. price without accrued interest) from yield. The function uses the following arguments:
Argument | Description | Restrictions |
Settlement_Date | bond settlement date | valid Excel date number |
Maturity_Date | bond maturity date | valid Excel date number >= Settlement_Date |
Coupon | annual bond coupon in decimal form (e.g. six percent entered as 0.06). For zero coupon (strip) bonds, enter 0. | >= 0 |
YTM | bond yield to maturity in decimal form | >= 0 |
Redemption | bond's redemption value per $100 par | > 0 (typically 100) |
Frequency | number of bond coupons per annum (in the case of zero coupon bonds, indicates the compounding frequency) | 1, 2, 4, or 12 |
DCB | day count basis | 0 = 30/360 (US) 1 = act/act for CAD/US T-Bonds 2 = act/360 3 = act/365 4 = 30/360 (European) |
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