create new zero-coupon bond

Finance[ZeroCouponBond] - create new zero-coupon bond

	Calling Sequence
	ZeroCouponBond(redemptionvalue, term, units, opts) ZeroCouponBond(redemptionvalue, maturity, opts)

Parameters

redemptionvalue	-	positive constant; bond's redemption value
term	-	positive integer; time to maturity in time units
units	-	Days, Weeks, Months, or Years; time units
maturity	-	a date specified in a format recognized by the ParseDate command; maturity date
opts	-	(optional) equation(s) of the form option = value where option is one of calendar, convention, daycounter, issuedate, or settlementdays; specify options for the ZeroCouponBond command

Description

•	The ZeroCouponBond command creates a new zero-coupon bond with the specified redemption value and maturity. It is assumed that the redemption value is equal to the face value of the bond.

Options

•	calendar = a name representing a supported calendar (e.g. Toronto, NewYork) or a calendar data structure created using the Calendar constructor -- This option can be used to specify the underlying calendar.

•	convention = Unadjusted, Preceding, ModifiedPreceding, Following, ModifiedFollowing, or MonthEndReference -- This option can be used to specify business day conventions. The default value is Following.

•	daycounter = a name representing a supported day counter (e.g. ISDA, Simple) or a day counter data structure created using the DayCounter constructor -- This option provides a day counter that will be used to convert the period between two dates to a fraction of the year.

•	issuedate = a string containing a date specification in a format recognized by ParseDate or a date data structure -- This option provides the issue date of a bond. It is set to the global evaluation date by default.

•	settlementdays = positive integer -- This option specifies the number of settlement days. The default value is 1.

Compatibility

•	The Finance[ZeroCouponBond] command was introduced in Maple 15.

•	For more information on Maple 15 changes, see Updates in Maple 15.

Examples

First set the global evaluation date.

Construct the same zero-coupon bond using two different methods.

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Get the set of cash flows for your bonds.

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Calculate the clean price and the dirty price for your bonds using the fixed rate of 5% as the discount rate.

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Calculate the bonds' yield using the previous discount rate.

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	See Also
	Finance[AccruedAmount], Finance[CleanPrice], Finance[DirtyPrice], Finance[FloatingRateBond], Finance[InterestRateSwap], Finance[Yield], Finance[ZeroCouponBond]