The Excel Coupnum function, shown in Cell A3 of the spreadsheet below, is used to calculate the number of coupon payments for a security that uses the US (NASD) 30/360 day count basis and has the settlement date 01-Jan-2011. The Excel Couppcd method returns the preceding discount code date, even before settlement date for a safety.
Syntax:
=COUPPCD( settlement, maturity, frequency, [basis] )
Parameter:
settlement:
maturity:
frequency:
1 | – | Annually |
2 | – | Semi-Annually |
4 | – | Quarterly |
[basis]:
Example :
The Excel Couppcd function is used in cell A3 of the following spreadsheet to compute the discount date well before closing date for the a security with a final payment of 01-Jan-2011, an expiry of 25-Oct-2012, and four coupon payments each year. The security operates on a 30/360 day count basis in the United States (NASD).
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