Re: [R] R equivalent functions of some EXCEL functions

2014-05-14 Thread Greg Snow
You could search all of CRAN using the RSiteSearch function for terms like bond or coupon. There are also Task Views for Finance and Econometrics that may point you towards useful packages. On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 3:07 AM, Katherine Gobin wrote: > Dear R forum, > > > EXCEL has some standard func

[R] R equivalent functions of some EXCEL functions

2014-05-14 Thread Katherine Gobin
Dear R forum, EXCEL has some standard functions e.g.  (1) PRICE function : Returns the price per $100 face value of a security that pays periodic interest. (2) COUPDAYBS : Returns the number of days from the beginning of the coupon period to the settlement date. (3) COUPDAYS : Returns the