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pik_fctr

pik_fctr (routine)

Calculate the Payment-In-Kind (PIK) growth factor for odd last bond

Introduced in release: 1.0
Component: US Bonds
Purpose: Calculate the PIK growth factor. That is, the number of bonds that one bond has grown to on the conversion date.

Alternatives: If you have a PIK bond with an odd last period use pik_fctr_ol

Results: The function returns the pik factor accurate to as many places as supported by a double precision value.

Error Conditions: Returned values should be ignored for a non-zero status. See Errors.

Last Mod Date: 08/24/1990© 2001 TIPS, Inc.Doc Version: 5.0