Price

Syntax

Price(Settlement, Maturity, Rate, YieldP, Redemption, Frequency[, Basis])

Parameters

Settlement. The security's settlement date. This date is later than the issue date (the date, when the securities were sold to the buyer).

Maturity. The security's maturity date. The maturity date is the date when the security expires.

Rate. Annual interest rate for coupons on securities. Value of this parameter must be greater or equal to zero.

YieldP. The annual income on securities. Value of this parameter must be greater or equal to zero.

Redemption. The security's redemption price per $100 face value. Value of this parameter must be greater than zero.

Frequency. The number of payments for coupons in a year. The parameter may take the following values:

Basis. The day calculation method used. It is set in the range from 0 to 4:

Optional parameter.

NOTE. To determine the parameter, specify either the parameter value or the cell address where it is located.

Description

It returns the price per $100 face value of the securities that pay periodic interest.

Comments

The Settlement parameter value should not be less than the Maturity parameter value.

Example

Formula Result Description
=Price("01.01.2008", "01.06.2008", 0.15, 0.2, 150, 1, 0) 144,18

The price per $100 face value of securities based on the following conditions:

  • The calculation date is 01.01.2008.

  • The maturity date is 01.06.2008.

  • The annual interest rate is 0.15.

  • The annual income is 0.2.

  • The repurchase value is 150.

  • Annual coupon payments.

  • The used method of day calculation - American.

=Price(A0, B0, 0.05, 0.35, 1510, 1, 0) 1208,41

The price per $100 face value of securities based on the following conditions:

  • The calculation date is specified in the A0 cell, value is 01.01.2007.

  • The maturity date is specified in the B0 cell, value is 01.10.2007.

  • The annual interest rate is 0.05.

  • The annual income is 0.35.

  • The repurchase value is 1510.

  • Annual coupon payments.

  • The used method of day calculation - American.

See also:

Function WizardFinancial FunctionsPriceDiscPriceMat