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BondYielddisc Method
Returns the annual yield of a discount bond.

Namespace: Imsl.Finance
Assembly: ImslCS (in ImslCS.dll) Version: 6.5.2.0
Syntax
public static double Yielddisc(
	DateTime settlement,
	DateTime maturity,
	double price,
	double redemption,
	DayCountBasis basis
)

Parameters

settlement
Type: SystemDateTime
The DateTime settlement date of the security.
maturity
Type: SystemDateTime
The DateTime maturity date of the security.
price
Type: SystemDouble
A double which specifies the security's price per $100 face value.
redemption
Type: SystemDouble
A double which specifies the security's redemption value per $100 face value.
basis
Type: Imsl.FinanceDayCountBasis
A DayCountBasis object which contains the type of day count basis to use.

Return Value

Type: Double
A double which specifies the annual yield for a discounted security.
Remarks

It is computed using the following:

{{{{\it redemption} - {\it price}}
            \over {\it price}}} \times {{B \over {\it DSM}}}
In the equation above, B represents the number of days in a year based on the annual basis, and {\it DSM} represents the number of days starting with the settlement date and ending with the maturity date.

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