问题如下:
A corporate bond in the United States pays a coupon of 10% per year. Payment dates are January 15 and July 15. What is the accrued interest on a USD 1,000 bond on the start of trading on April 1 in a (a) leap year and (b) a year that is not a leap year?
解释:
Whether it is a leap year or not makes no difference. The day count convention for bonds is 30/360 so that it is always assumed that there are 30 days in a month. In this case, there are 75 days in the accrual period, the interest is USD 100 per year and the accrued interest (USD) is