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BA II PLUS™ Calculator
Bond Worksheet Labels
Label Meaning
Variable Type
SDT
Settlement date
Enter-only
CPN
Annual coupon rate in percent
Enter-only
RDT
Redemption date
Enter-only
RV
Redemption value (percentage of par value) Enter-only
ACT*
Actual/actual day-count method
Setting
360*
30/360 day-count method
Setting
2/Y*
Two coupons per year
Setting
1/Y*
One coupon per year
Setting
YLD
Yield to redemption
Enter/compute
PRI
Dollar price
Enter/compute
AI
Accrued interest
Auto-compute
*
Press
&
V
repeatedly to view the options for day-count method or
coupons per year.
Notes about the Bond Worksheet
♦
&
l
&
z
sets
RV=100
,
CPN=0
,
YLD=0
, and
PRI=0
.
(
SDT
,
RDT
, day-count method, and coupon frequency are not
affected.)
♦
&
}
!
sets
RV=100
,
CPN=0
,
YLD=0
, and
PRI=0
;
SDT
and
RDT
to 12-31-1990; day-count method to
ACT
; coupon
frequency to
2/Y
.
♦
If you have not entered the necessary values, an error occurs
when you press
#
or
"
to move through the worksheet.
♦
You can enter dates in US format (MM.DDYY) or European
format (DD.MMYY). Dates are displayed with hyphens, either
MM-DD-YYYY (US format) or DD-MM-YYYY (European
format).
♦
You can enter dates from January 1, 1950, through December
31, 2049.
♦
When you enter a value for
CPN
, remember that it is the
annual coupon rate as a percent—not the dollar amount of
the coupon payment.
