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Bond-Tech's Bond Calculator
Version 1.0
FILES
This is the SHAREWARE version of Bond-Tech's Bond Calculator. If you
do not have all the files listed below, you have an incomplete copy.
BONDCALC.DOC this file
BONDCALC.EXE the executable program
BONDCALC.HLP the help file for BONDCALC.EXE
BONDTYPE current conventions for standard bond types
BOND.DBD database dictionary for bonds
Contact Bond-Tech at
Bond-Tech, Inc.
PO Box 192
Englewood, Ohio 45322
(513) 836-3991
to obtain the missing files.
OVERVIEW
This program is an update of the bond calculator portion of FISTS (tm)-
Fixed Income Security Trading System, an earlier Bond-Tech commercial
product which has been used by a variety of investment professionals from
the government trading desk of primary government securities dealers to
individual money managers. The FISTS bond calculator was tested by the
Securities Industry Association in the Fixed Income Quarterly Report
(Volume 1, Issue 4, 1989) and found to conform to all SIA benchmarks
except those for stepped-coupon securities. (Neither FISTS nor this update
handle stepped-coupon securities.) Bond-Tech has verified the new Bond
Calculator against the updated benchmarks in the 1993 edition of the SIA's
Standard Securities Calculation Methods. Bond-Tech has identified
benchmark errors in specific SIA computations which will result in
corrected benchmarks being published by the SIA (scheduled for July 1993).
This is the SHAREWARE version of the Bond Calculator. Use of the
SHAREWARE method for distributing the Bond Calculator is an experiment to
determine whether Bond-Tech should release other commercial grade
investment software targeted at the individual as well as institutional
market through the SHAREWARE distribution system. The price for the
prior commercial version of this software was $312.50 (the value of one
price tick on a million dollar transaction) and competing commercial
applications are currently priced from $250 to $500.
If you find this product useful, you should register. As an incentive
to encourage registration and payment for the software, the SHAREWARE
version has three minor limitations compared to the full version:
1. No Horizon Return values can be computed.
2. No changes can be made to the standard security conventions.
3. You can save securities only in the single database called
"BONDCALC".
This SHAREWARE version of the Bond Calculator is freely distributable
under the following conditions:
1. Every copy must have all the files listed under "Files" above,
unaltered in any way, including name changes.
2. Any fee charged must be a nominal amount for media, communications
charges, or similar expenses.
3. All rights of authorship remain with Bond-Tech, Inc.
FEATURES
The Bond Calculator is an analytical tool for comparing the values of
various types of securities. You input the defining characteristics of
a security and press <F6>, and the screen will show various computed
values for the security. Using these computed values you can compare
completely different types of securities in order to determine the relative
value of the securities.
HELP SYSTEM
The Help System is available at virtually any point in the program by
pressing the <F1> key. After entering the Help System, you can get help
on any topic by using the cross references embedded in the text or by
invoking any of the standard buttons, such as "Contents" or "Index".
We suggest that the first time you run the program, you immediately
press <F1>, then go to the Index and find the "Tutorial" cross reference.
Reading the Tutorial will give you a basic understanding of the different
types of securities and how the Bond Calculator works. If you have trouble
finding the Tutorial, try the "Help on Help" button first.
SECURITY FILES
You can save securities in databases and then later retrieve them for
additional analysis. To save a security, press <F2>; to load one, press
<F5>. Once you are looking at a security which has been stored in the
security data file, you can use other keys to scroll through the file to
examine other securities. See the Help System topic "Keys" for more
information.
The Bond Calculator uses an indexed file management system, so
regardless of how large your database is, retrieval of saved securities
is virtually instantaneous. You can have multiple databases; the
program helps you keep track of them by listing the available databases
when you load a security. (Note that the SHAREWARE version limits you to
the single database "BONDCALC".)
COMPUTED VALUES
Once you have entered the data for a security, press <F6> and various
computed values will appear. Depending on the type of security, the
computed fields will include some of the following:
Dollar Price (in decimal and 32nds)
Yield
Discount Rate
Discount Basis Equivalent
Bond Equivalent Yield
CD Equivalent Yield
Semi-Annual Equivalent Yield
Breakeven Overnight Finance Rate
Yield Value of 1/32 or 1/4
Dollar Value of 1 Basis Point
Modified Duration
Adjusted Modified Duration
Duration
Convexity
After Tax Yield
Taxable Coupon Equivalent
Yield with Reinvestment
Future Value per Million
All computed price fields are in terms of par or dollars per 100. To
find actual dollar prices of a particular security, press <F8> and enter
the actual face value of the security. The Bond Calculator will compute
actual Principal and Interest values for the given security.
To compute the yield realizable between a settlement date and some date
other than the maturity date, press <F7> and enter the requested data.
(Note this feature is not available in the SHAREWARE version.)
These fields will let you compare securities of different types.
MOUSE SUPPORT
Use of a mouse is fully supported. Within the main program, clicking
with the left mouse button anywhere on the phrase "F1 Help" is identical to
pressing <F1>. You can also click on any input field in order to move
directly to it. Within the Help System, cross references and other buttons
are most easily invoked by clicking on them.
WARRANTY
THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. NO
WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE LICENSED PROGRAMS
OR ANY PART THEREOF, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE FOR ANY SERVICE, EQUIPMENT, OR PRODUCT
PROVIDED THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT. BOND-TECH, INC., ITS LICENSEES,
AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, OR OTHER DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, LOSSES OR
CLAIMS IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO
USE ANY SERVICE, EQUIPMENT, OR PRODUCT PROVIDED THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT EVEN
IF BOND-TECH, INC. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
REGISTRATION
While this SHAREWARE version of the Bond Calculator is freely
distributable, it is not free. If you use it, you should register. To
encourage you to register, you will receive with your registration:
1. A fully-functioning version of the Bond Calculator (without the
SHAREWARE limitations listed in the "Overview" above).
2. Technical support from Bond-Tech, Inc.
3. An opportunity to purchase the Mortgage Backed Securities
Calculator at a reduced price. We expect the MBS Calculator to be
available by late summer of 1993.
To register, just fill out the form below and send it with your check or
money order to:
Bond-Tech, Inc.
PO Box 192
Englewood, Ohio 45322
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NAME:_____________________________________________________
ADDRESS:__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
PHONE:______________________ FAX:________________________
Product Price Copies Total
Bond Calculator $49.00 ______ _______
3.5" disk _____ 5.25" disk _____
Ohio residents please add
state and local sales tax: ______% _______
Shipping $3.00
Total enclosed: _______
Mail to:
Bond-Tech, Inc.
PO Box 192
Englewood, Ohio 45322