Example: Yield on a Security

using System;
using Imsl.Finance;

public class yieldEx1
{    
    public static void  Main(String[] args)
    {
        DateTime settlement = DateTime.Parse("7/1/85");
        DateTime maturity = DateTime.Parse("7/1/95");
        double rate = .06;
        double price = 95.40663;
        double redemption = 105.0;
        Bond.Frequency freq = Bond.Frequency.SemiAnnual;
        DayCountBasis dcb = DayCountBasis.BasisNASD;
        double yield = Bond.Yield(settlement, maturity, rate, price, 
                                  redemption, freq, dcb);
        Console.Out.WriteLine("The yield of the bond is " + yield);
    }
}

Output

The yield of the bond is 0.0699999968284289