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INTRATE

This function calculates the interest rate for a fully invested security.

Syntax

INTRATE(settle, mature, invest, redeem, [basis])

Arguments

This function has these arguments:

Argument

Description

settle

[Required] Settlement date for the security

mature

[Required] Maturity date for the security

invest

[Required] Amount invested in the security

redeem

[Required] Amount to be received at maturity

basis

[Optional] Integer representing the basis for day count

Remarks

This function returns a #VALUE! error when settle or mature is invalid. Settlemature, and basis are truncated to integers.

  • If invest or redeem is less than or equal to 0, a #NUM! error is returned.

  • If basis is less than 0 or greater than 4, a #NUM! error is returned.

  • If settle is greater than or equal to mature, a #NUM! error is returned.

Examples

INTRATE(A1,B3,70000,72000,3)

INTRATE(R1C1,R4C4,82000,86500,2)

INTRATE("3/1/2003","5/31/2003",65000,70000,2) gives the result 0.304311074