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ACCRINT function

Returns the interest accrued on a security that pays periodic interest.

Syntax

=ACCRINT(issue, first_interest, settlement, rate, par, frequency, [basis], [calc_method])

Arguments

ArgumentRequiredDescription
issueRequiredThe issue date
first_interestRequiredThe first interest date
settlementRequiredThe settlement date
rateRequiredThe annual coupon rate
parRequiredThe par value
frequencyRequiredCoupon payments per year: 1, 2 or 4
basisOptionalThe day count basis, 0 to 4
calc_methodOptionalTRUE (default) to accrue from the issue date, FALSE from the first interest date

How to use ACCRINT

ACCRINT takes 6 required arguments and 2 optional arguments. Type =ACCRINT( in a cell and SheetsBat shows the arguments as you go. Optional arguments are shown in square brackets; leave them out to use their default.

Examples

Each result below was calculated by the SheetsBat formula engine.

=ACCRINT(DATE(2008,3,1), DATE(2008,8,31), DATE(2008,5,1), 0.1, 1000, 2, 0)Result 16.66666667
=ACCRINT(DATE(2008,4,5), DATE(2008,8,31), DATE(2008,5,1), 0.1, 1000, 2, 0, TRUE)Result 7.222222222

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