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File name: hp 12c_user's guide_English_HDPMBF12E44  Page: 163 of 209   
Printered Date: 2005/7/29    Dimension: 14.8 cm x 21 cm 
Section 16 
Bonds 
30/360 Day Basis Bonds 
A bond is a contract to pay interest, usually semiannually, at a given rate (coupon) 
and to pay the principal of the bond at some specified future date. A bond which 
is calculated on a 30/360 day basis is one in which the day count basis is 
computed using 30 days in a month and 360 days in a year. 
The following program solves for the price given the yield or for the yield given the 
price of a semiannual coupon bond which is calculated on a 30/360 day basis 
and is held for more than six months. 
KEYSTROKES DISPLAY  KEYSTROKES DISPLAY 
fs 
:6 
24- 45   6 
fCLEARÎ 
00- 
§ 
25-   20  
fCLEARG 
01- 42  34
:0 
26- 45   0 
g× 
02- 43   7
gm 
27- 43  35 
:2 
03- 45   2
gi39 
28-43, 33  39 
2 
04-    2
2 
29-    2 
z 
05-   10
z 
30-   10 
P 
06-   14
¼ 
31-   12 
?6 
07- 44   6
$ 
32-   13 
:5 
08- 45   5
Þ 
33-   16  
+ 
09-   40
~ 
34-   34 
M 
10-   15
- 
35-   30 
:3 
11- 45   3
gF 
36- 43  36 
:4 
12- 45   4
~ 
37-   34 
gÒ 
13- 43  26
gi00 
38-43, 33  00 










