Manuals/calci/PRICEDISC

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PRICEDISC(settlement, maturity, discount, redemption, basis)

  • where   is the 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 discount rate,
  •   is security's redemption value per $100 face value, and
  •   is the type of day count basis to use.

PRICEDISC() calculates the price of a discounted security per $100 face value.

Description

PRICEDISC(settlement, maturity, discount, redemption, basis)

  • The function returns the price of a discounted security per $100 face value.
  • PRICEDISC is calculated by subtracting discounted amount from redemption value.
  •   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.
  • If   date ≥   date, 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 30/365
  • If   value is other than 0 to 4, Calci displays #N/A error message.

Examples

PRICEDISC(settlement, maturity, discount, redemption, basis) function with inputs in order is calculated as follows:

2/2/2008
11/2/2016
5%
$100
1
=PRICEDISC(A1,A2,A3,A4,A5) : Calculates the Discounted Price Value with the inputs in the range A1 to A5. Returns 56.33879781420765.

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