User Manual

4: Bond Worksheet 77
Entering Bond Data and Computing Results
Before computing values for price or yield and accrued interest,
enter the four known values (settlement date, coupon rate,
redemption date, and redemption value). If necessary, change
the day-count method and coupon frequency settings. The
worksheet stores values and settings until you clear the
worksheet or change the values and settings.
Procedure: Entering Bond Data
First enter the known values:
쐃
Press
& l
.
SDT
is displayed, along with the previous date.
쐇
Press
& z
to clear the worksheet.
쐋
Key in a value for
SDT
(settlement date) and press
!
.
쐏
Press
#
repeatedly and enter values for
CPN
(coupon rate),
RDT
(redemption date), and
RV
(redemption value) just as
you did for
SDT
.
Procedure: Selecting Bond Settings
After entering the known values, select the settings:
쐃
Press
#
until
ACT
or
360
is displayed to select the day-count
method.
<
To select the actual/actual day-count method, press
& V
repeatedly until
ACT
is displayed.
<
To select the 30/360 day-count method, press
& V
repeatedly until
360
is displayed.
쐇
Press
#
until
2/Y
or
1/Y
is displayed to select coupon
frequency.
<
To select two coupons per year, press
& V
repeatedly
until
2/Y
is displayed.
<
To select one coupon per year, press
& V
repeatedly
until
1/Y
is displayed.