Lesson 3 of 5 · 14 min

Between coupon dates: accrued interest, flat and full price

Between coupon dates a bond's full price is the PV of its cash flows on the settlement date, and it splits into the quoted flat price plus the accrued interest owed to the seller.

In short

  • Full price (invoice or dirty price) = flat price (quoted or clean price) + accrued interest (AI).
  • The buyer pays the full price on the settlement date; dealers quote the flat price.
  • AI=(t/T)×PMTAI = (t/T) \times PMT: t = days since the last coupon, T = days in the coupon period.
  • Actual/actual counts real calendar days; 30/360 treats every month as 30 days and the year as 360.
  • PVFull=PV×(1+r)t/TPV^{Full} = PV \times (1+r)^{t/T}, where PV is the price at the last coupon date.
  • AI does not depend on the YTM; only the flat price reacts to a change in rates.

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Between coupon dates: accrued interest, flat and full price · Fixed-Income Bond Valuation: Prices and Yields