ODDFPRICE Function in Excel: Price of a Bond With an Odd First Period

ODDFPRICE Function in Excel: Price of a Bond With an Odd First Period 1
⏱ 1 min readUpdated 5 October 2026

FinanceLevel: ExpertAvailable in: Excel 2007+

In this article
  1. Syntax
  2. Examples
  3. Example 1
  4. ODDFPRICE in practice
  5. Where you will use it
  6. Worked example
  7. Mistakes people make
  8. Related functions

ODDFPRICE prices a bond whose first coupon period is shorter or longer than normal.

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Syntax

=ODDFPRICE(settlement, maturity, issue, first_coupon, rate, yld, redemption, frequency, [basis])
Argument What it means
dates Settlement, maturity and other dates as real dates
rates / prices Per 100 of face value where relevant
basis Day-count basis (0 = 30/360, 3 = actual/365)

Examples

Example 1

=ROUND(ODDFPRICE(DATE(2026,3,1),DATE(2031,6,30),DATE(2026,2,1),DATE(2026,6,30),A2,B2,100,2,0),3)

Result: 102.164. See the worked example table below for more cases.

ODDFPRICE in practice

Where you will use it

  • Treasury and bond desks
  • Valuing debentures and money-market instruments
  • Accrual and audit checks

Worked example

RateYieldFormulaResult
0.080.075=ROUND(ODDFPRICE(DATE(2026,3,1),DATE(2031,6,30),DATE(2026,2,1),DATE(2026,6,30),A2,B2,100,2,0),3)102.164
0.070.08=ROUND(ODDFPRICE(DATE(2026,3,1),DATE(2031,6,30),DATE(2026,2,1),DATE(2026,6,30),A3,B3,100,2,0),3)95.728
0.090.09=ROUND(ODDFPRICE(DATE(2026,3,1),DATE(2031,6,30),DATE(2026,2,1),DATE(2026,6,30),A4,B4,100,2,0),3)100

Results calculated in Excel.

Mistakes people make

MistakeWhat to do instead
Dates as textUse DATE() or real date cells
Wrong basisIndian money-market instruments usually use actual/365 (3)

PRICE · YIELD · DISC

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