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Call | Call value. Default is set for a call price per 100.00 face value. A bond at maturity |
| has a call value of 100% of its face value. Note: input only. |
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Yield% | Yield% to maturity or yield% to call date for given price. Note: input/output. |
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Price | Price per 100.00 face value for a given yield. Note: input/output. |
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Accrued | Interest accrued from the last coupon or payment date until the settlement date for |
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Actual/Cal.360 | Actual |
| Press Ito toggle between these options. |
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Annual/Semiannual | Bond coupon (payment) frequency. Press Ito toggle between these |
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Bond Calculation Example
What price should you pay on April 28, 2010 for a 6.75% U.S. Treasury bond maturing on June 4, 2020, if you want a yield of 4.75%? Assume the bond is calculated on a semiannual coupon payment on an actual/actual basis. See Table 5- 2. The example below is shown with RPN as the active operating mode.
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Key | Display | Description |
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B
Opens the Bond menu.
>
Scrolls to bond coupon (payment) frequency.
I
Selects semiannual coupon payment, as required by the example.
<4.28
2010 I
Inputs April 28, 2010 for the settlement date (mm.ddyyyy format).
<6.04
2020 I
Inputs June 4, 2020 for the maturity date.
<6.75
I
Inputs 6.75% for the value for CPN%.
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