EXCEL COUPPCD FUNCTION

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( settlementmaturityfrequency[basis] )

Parameter:

  • The following are the arguments:

settlement:

  • The security’s settlement date.

maturity:

  • The security’s maturity date.

frequency:

  • The frequency is an integer that represents the number of coupon payments made every year. This must have a value of 1, 2, or 4, implying:
1Annually
2Semi-Annually
4Quarterly

[basis]:

  • An optional integer input indicating the day count basis to be utilised.
    This must be one of the values listed below:

Step By Step Guide of COUPPCD Function

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).

  • #NUM! – Occurs if any of the following conditions are met: the supplied settlement date is maturing date; the supplied periodicity argument is an integer that just isn’t equal to 1, 2, or 4; and the given [basis] justification is a number that is not equivalent to 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.
  • #VALUE! – Occurs if any of the following conditions are met: the given settlement or maturity dates are not valid Excel dates; any of the supplied arguments are non-numeric.

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