BondYield() function

BondYield() function

BondYield(argument list…)

This function returns bond yield from price. 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
Bond_Price	bond price per $100 par	> 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)