ytm bond report way out

[alpappy]

Hi when I enter bonds with no internet update the bond report shows correct yield etc but ytm is in the hundreds how do I recalculate this
thanks
alan

[Mark]

Hi Alan,

When recording bonds, the shares should be 1/100th of the face value, and the price is near 100. Is this how you've recorded them? For tips on recording bonds, see:

http://fundmanagersoftware.com/help/bond_tips.html

If this doesn't resolve it, please send me the details of what you recorded for a bond, and what YTM you're receiving, so I can try to reproduce it here.

[alpappy]

Muddle came about by using Yahoo asx to update price It gives the yield as the price so teh YTM is wrong Now doing price update manually How do I get the prog to recalculate the correct YTM as it stays at the wrong figure Should I re enter the datA?

ps have you ever imported portfolios from stock market eye as I am using that software for equities at the moment Going to use yours for bonds
alan

[Mark]

Hi Alan,

Check that you don't have any incorrectly recorded prices anymore. See "Edit / All Data..." to open the Data Register, and select "Prices" for the Data Type. Edit/delete any incorrect prices. Bond prices should be around 100, as the face value is assuming a price of 100. Also, check your "Income" properties to make sure you have the right coupon rate and payment frequency under "Investment Properties... / Income". For tips on recording bonds, see:

http://fundmanagersoftware.com/help/bond_tips.html

Sorry, I don't have any experience with Stock Market Eye. Do you know if they can export to any sort of standard format, like OFX, QIF, or as a last resort, CSV? You can import any of these formats into Fund Manager.