instbond

Construct bond instrument

Syntax

InstSet = instbond(CouponRate,Settle,Maturity,Period,Basis,EndMonthRule,IssueDate,FirstCouponDate,LastCouponDate,StartDate,Face)
InstSet = instbond(InstSet,CouponRate,Settle,Maturity,Period,Basis,EndMonthRule,IssueDate,FirstCouponDate,LastCouponDate,StartDate,Face)
[FieldList,ClassList,TypeString] = instbond


Arguments

InstSet	Instrument variable. This argument is specified only when adding bond instruments to an existing instrument set. See instget for more information on the InstSet variable.
CouponRate	Decimal annual rate indicating the annual percentage rate used to determine the coupons payable on a bond. CouponRate is a NINST-by-1 vector or NINST-by-1 cell array of decimal annual rates, or decimal annual rate schedules. For the latter case of a variable coupon schedule, each element of the cell array is a NumDates-by-2 cell array, where the first column is dates and the second column is its associated rate. The date indicates the last day that the coupon rate is valid.
Settle	Settlement date. A vector of serial date numbers or date character vectors. Settle must be earlier than Maturity.
Maturity	Maturity date. A vector of serial date numbers or date character vectors.
Period	(Optional) Coupons per year of the bond. A vector of integers. Allowed values are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12. Default = 2.
Basis	(Optional) Day-count basis of the instrument. A vector of integers. 0 = actual/actual (default) 1 = 30/360 (SIA) 2 = actual/360 3 = actual/365 4 = 30/360 (BMA) 5 = 30/360 (ISDA) 6 = 30/360 (European) 7 = actual/365 (Japanese) 8 = actual/actual (ICMA) 9 = actual/360 (ICMA) 10 = actual/365 (ICMA) 11 = 30/360E (ICMA) 12 = actual/365 (ISDA) 13 = BUS/252 For more information, see Basis.
EndMonthRule	(Optional) End-of-month rule. A vector. This rule applies only when Maturity is an end-of-month date for a month having 30 or fewer days. 0 = ignore rule, meaning that a bond's coupon payment date is always the same numerical day of the month. 1 = set rule on (default), meaning that a bond's coupon payment date is always the last actual day of the month.
IssueDate	(Optional) Date when a bond was issued.
FirstCouponDate	(Optional) Date when a bond makes its first coupon payment; used when bond has an irregular first coupon period. When FirstCouponDate and LastCouponDate are both specified, FirstCouponDate takes precedence in determining the coupon payment structure. If you do not specify a FirstCouponDate, the cash flow payment dates are determined from other inputs.
LastCouponDate	(Optional) Last coupon date of a bond before the maturity date; used when bond has an irregular last coupon period. In the absence of a specified FirstCouponDate, a specified LastCouponDate determines the coupon structure of the bond. The coupon structure of a bond is truncated at the LastCouponDate, regardless of where it falls, and is followed only by the bond's maturity cash flow date. If you do not specify a LastCouponDate, the cash flow payment dates are determined from other inputs.
StartDate	(Optional) Date when a bond actually starts (that is, the date when a bond's cash flows can be considered). To make an instrument forward starting, specify this date as a future date. If StartDate is not explicitly specified, the effective start date is the Settle date.
Face	(Optional) Face or par value. Face is a NINST-by-1 vector or NINST-by-1 cell array of face values, or face value schedules. For the latter case, each element of the cell array is a NumDates-by-2 cell array, where the first column is dates and the second column is its associated face value. The date indicates the last day that the face value is valid. Default = 100.

Data arguments are number of instruments (NINST)-by-1 vectors, scalar, or empty. Fill in unspecified entries vectors with NaN. Only one data argument is required to create the instrument. The others can be omitted or passed as empty matrices [].

Description

InstSet = instbond(CouponRate,Settle,Maturity,Period,Basis,EndMonthRule,IssueDate,FirstCouponDate,LastCouponDate,StartDate,Face) creates a new instrument set containing bond instruments.

InstSet = instbond(InstSet,CouponRate,Settle,Maturity,Period,Basis,EndMonthRule,IssueDate,FirstCouponDate,LastCouponDate,StartDate,Face) adds bond instruments to an existing instrument set.

[FieldList,ClassList,TypeString] = instbond displays the classes.

FieldList is a number of fields (NFIELDS-by-1) cell array of character vectors listing the name of each data field for this instrument type.

ClassList is an NFIELDS-by-1 cell array of character vectors listing the data class of each field. The class determines how arguments are parsed. Valid character vectors are 'dble', 'date', and 'char'.

TypeString is a character vector specifying the type of instrument added. For a bond instrument, TypeString = 'Bond'.

Examples

Create a Bond Instrument

Create a new instrument variable with the following information:

CouponRate= [0.035;0.04];
Settle= 'Nov-1-2013'; 
Maturity = 'Nov-1-2014'; 
Period =1; 

InstSet = instbond(CouponRate, Settle, Maturity, ...
Period)

InstSet = struct with fields:
        FinObj: 'Instruments'
    IndexTable: [1x1 struct]
          Type: {'Bond'}
     FieldName: {{11x1 cell}}
    FieldClass: {{11x1 cell}}
     FieldData: {{11x1 cell}}

Display the instrument set.

instdisp(InstSet)

Index Type CouponRate Settle         Maturity       Period Basis EndMonthRule IssueDate FirstCouponDate LastCouponDate StartDate Face
1     Bond 0.035      01-Nov-2013    01-Nov-2014    1      0     1            NaN       NaN             NaN            NaN       100 
2     Bond 0.04       01-Nov-2013    01-Nov-2014    1      0     1            NaN       NaN             NaN            NaN       100