PRICE

Summary

This function calculates the price per $100 face value of a periodic interest security.

Syntax

PRICE(settlement,maturity,rate,yield,redeem,frequency,basis)

Arguments

This function has these arguments:

Argument	Description
settle	Settlement date for the security
maturity	Maturity date for the security
rate	Annual coupon rate
yield	Annual yield for the security
redeem	Redemption value per $100 face value for the security
frequency	Frequency of payment, number of payments per year; must be 1, 2, or 4
basis	[Optional] Integer representing the basis for day count (Refer to Day Count Basis.)

Remarks

This function returns a #VALUE! error when settle or maturity is invalid. A #NUM! error is returned if frequency is a number other than 1, 2, or 4. Settle, maturity, frequency, and basis are truncated to integers. If yield or rate is less than 0, a #NUM! error is returned. If redeem is less than or equal to 0, a #NUM! error is returned. If basis is less than 0 or greater than 4, a #NUM! error is returned. If settle is greater than or equal to maturity, a #NUM! error is returned.

Data Types

Accepts numeric data and dates. Returns numeric data.

Examples

PRICE(A3,A4,A5,A6,A7,A8,A9)