Manuals/calci/YIELDMAT

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YIELDMAT(settlement, maturity, issue, rate, price, basis)

  • where   is security's settlement date (a date when coupon or a bond is purchased),
  •   is security's maturity date (a date when coupon or a bond expires),
  •   is security's issue date (a date when coupon or a bond is issued),
  •   is security's annual coupon rate,
  •   is the price per $100 face value,
  •   is the type of day count basis to use.

YIELDMAT() calculates the annual yield on a security or a bond that pays interest at maturity.

Description

YIELDMAT(settlement, maturity, issue, rate, price, basis)

  • YIELDMAT is the percentage annual yield on security that pays interest at maturity.
  •  ,   and   dates should be entered either in 'date format' or 'dates returned using formulas'. If dates are not valid, Calci displays #N/A error message.
  • Dates should satisfy the following condition:-   >   >  , else Calci displays #N/A error message.
  •   value must be greater than or equal to zero, else Calci displays #N/A error message.
  •   value must be greater than zero, else Calci displays #N/A error message.
  •   value is optional. If omitted, Calci assumes it to be 0.

Below table shows the use of   values:

Basis Description
0 US (NASD) 30/360
1 Actual/actual
2 Actual/360
3 Actual/365
4 European 30/360
  • If   value is other than 0 to 4, Calci displays #N/A error message.

Examples

YIELDMAT(settlement, maturity, issue, rate, price, basis) function with inputs in order is calculated as follows:

1/2/2010
1/2/2012
12/1/2009
5.5%
$100
0
=YIELDMAT(A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6) : Calculates the percentage annual yield with the inputs in the range A1 to A6. Returns 5.47% as a result.
=YIELDMAT(DATE(2007,1,1), DATE(2008,2,20), DATE(2006,10,15), "5%", 100) : Calculates the percentage annual yield with the inputs. Returns 4.95% as a result.

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