COUPDAYS function
Returns the number of days in the coupon period that contains the settlement date
Syntax
COUPDAYS(settlement, maturity, frequency, [basis])Square brackets indicate optional arguments.
Arguments
| Argument | Required | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| settlement | Yes | The security's settlement date."2011-1-25" |
| maturity | Yes | The security's maturity date."2011-11-15" |
| frequency | Yes | The number of coupon payments per year.2 |
| basis | No | The type of day count basis to use.1 |
Try COUPDAYS
Find the day-count length of a coupon period
=COUPDAYS(A2,B2,C2,D2)Semiannual payments with US 30/360 have 360/2=180 days per coupon period. The numeric date inputs are Excel serial dates; format a date result as a date to read it. Frequency is payments per year, not months per payment. Basis 0 is US 30/360; actual/actual and other bases can give different day counts. These are synthetic teaching terms.
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