The coupons were presented to the bond issuer by the bondholder to collect periodic interest payments.

The settlement date is the date the investor takes possession of a security.

Thefrequencyis the number of interest payments per year.Basisspecifies the method used to count days (see below).

Excel COUPNUM function

To enter valid dates directly, you might use theDATE function.

Basis

Thebasisargument controls how days are counted.

The COUPNUM function allows 5 options (0-4) and defaults to zero, which specifies US 30/360basis.

Excel COUPDAYS function

Thisarticle on wikipediaprovides a detailed explanation of available conventions.

COUPDAYS Function

COUPDAYBS Function

COUPDAYSNC Function

COUPNCD Function

COUPPCD Function

Excel COUPDAYBS function

Excel COUPDAYSNC function

Excel COUPNCD function

Excel COUPPCD function