Texas Instruments BA II PLUS User Manual
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Bond Worksheet
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If necessary, change the day-count method (
ACT
or
360
) and coupon-
frequency (
2/Y
or
1/Y
). The Bond worksheet stores all values and settings
until you clear the worksheet or change the values and settings.
Note: Dates are not changed when you clear a worksheet.
Entering Known Bond Values
1.
Press
& l. The current
SDT
value appears.
2.
To clear the worksheet, press
& z.
3.
If necessary, key in a new
SDT
value and press
!.
4.
Repeat step 3 for
CPN
,
RDT
, and
RV
, pressing
# once for each
variable.
Note: To enter dates, use this convention: mm.ddyy (US) or dd.mmyy
(European).
Setting the Bond Day-Count Method and Coupon
Frequency
1.
To display the day-count method, press
# until
ACT
or
360
appears.
2.
To change the day-count method, press
& V.
3.
To display the coupon frequency, press
# until
2/Y
or
1/Y
appears.
4.
To change the coupon frequency, press
& V.
Computing the Bond Price (PRI)
1.
Press
# until
YLD
appears.
2.
Key in a value for
YLD
and press
!.
3.
Press
# to display
PRI
, and then press
%. The calculator displays the
computed
PRI
value.
Computing the Bond Yield (YLD)
1.
Press
# until
PRI
appears.
2.
Key in a value for
PRI
and press
!.
3.
Press
# to display
YLD
, and then press
%. The calculator displays
the computed
YLD
value.
Computing Accrued Interest (AI)
To compute accrued interest, press
# until the
AI
variable appears. The
calculator automatically computes
AI
in terms of dollars per $100 of par
value.