Excel Pricedisc Function

with these inputs, PRICEDISC returns a price for the bond of $82.50.

Entering dates

In Excel, dates are serial numbers. Generally, the best way to enter valid dates is to use cell references, as shown in the example. To enter valid dates directly inside a function, you can use the DATE function. The same formula above using the DATE function, and with other values hardcoded looks like this:

Basis

The basis argument controls how days are counted. The PRICEMAT function allows 5 options (0-4) and defaults to zero, which specifies US 30/360 basis. This article on Wikipedia provides a detailed explanation of available conventions.

Notes

In Excel, dates are serial numbers.  Settlement, maturity, and basis are truncated to integers. If any date is not valid, PRICEDISC returns #VALUE! Rate must be positive or PRICEDISC returns the #NUM! If basis is out-of-range, PRICEDISC returns #NUM! If maturity date is not later than settlement date, PRICEDISC returns #NUM!

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