Table 10-2 Bond calculation example

Keys

Display

Description

 

 

 

S7:YG:G:

6-4-2020 4

Inputs June 4, 2020 for the maturity date.

 

 

 

 

 

S7jV]Î

6.75

Inputs 6.75% for the value for CPN%.

 

 

 

 

J::]Ë

100.00

Inputs call value. Optional, as default is

 

100. Note: if Call requires another value,

 

 

key in the number followed by

 

 

.

 

 

 

Y7jV]Ô

4.75

Inputs 4.75% for Yield%.

 

 

 

 

115.89

Calculates the price.

 

 

 

 

1]Û

2.69

Displays the current value for accrued

 

interest.

 

 

 

4

118.58

Returns the result for total price (value of

 

price + value of accrued interest). The

net price you should pay for the bond is 118.58.

Example 2

A bond has a call provision at 104 and a coupon rate of 5.5%. If the bond matures on October 15, 2020 and is presently selling at 101, what is the yield-to-call on April 15, 2012? Assume the bond is calculated on a semiannual coupon payment on an actual/actual basis.

Table 10-3

KeysDisplay Description

]Oj

BOND CLR

Clears bond memory.

 

 

(message flashes, then

 

 

disappears)

 

 

 

 

V7V]Î

5.50

Inputs coupon rate as an annual%.

 

 

 

 

J:Y]Ë

104.00

Inputs call value.

 

 

 

 

J:J]Ñ

101.00

Inputs price.

 

 

 

 

Bonds 107

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