How to return the yield of a security having an odd last period using formulas
This clip will show you how to use the ODDLYIELD formula in Excel. This is useful if you want to return the yield per face on a security with an odd last payment period.
This Mhelp clip has forty-five steps.
1 - Click cell A3.
2 - Enter the settlement date.
3 - Click cell B3.
4 - Enter the maturity date.
5 - Click cell C3.
6 - Enter the last interest payment date.
7 - Click cell D3.
8 - Enter the interest rate.
9 - Click cell E3.
10 - Enter the security price.
11 - Click cell F3.
12 - Enter the redemption value.
13 - Click cell G3.
14 - Enter the frequency.
15 - Click cell H3.
16 - Enter the type of day counting you want to use.
17 - Click the cell where you want to display the answer.
18 - Click the Formulas tab.
19 - Click Financial. A menu will appear.
20 - Click ODDLYIELD. A dialog box will appear.
21 - Click the Settlement button.
22 - Click cell A3.
23 - Click the formula button.
24 - Click the Maturity button.
25 - Click cell B3.
26 - Click the formula button.
27 - Click the Last interest button.
28 - Click cell C3.
29 - Click the formula button.
30 - Click the Rate button.
31 - Click cell D3.
32 - Click the formula button.
33 - Click the Pr button.
34 - Click cell E3.
35 - Click the formula button.
36 - Click the Redemption button.
37 - Click cell F3.
38 - Click the formula button.
39 - Click the Frequency button.
40 - Click cell G3.
41 - Click the formula button.
42 - Click the Basis button.
43 - Click cell H3.
44 - Click the formula button.
45 - Click OK. The answer will be displayed in the cell selected.
Note: For day counting it is recommended to use ?1? to work with actual values.
This concludes the Mhelp clip.