Monroe 3180 Betriebsanweisung
MONROE TRADER II
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INTRODUCTION
The Monroe TRADER II is a versatile investment tool designed to provide a simplified method for
computing bonds and other financial instruments. The fixed income computations included in the
TRADER II provide fixed income professionals and investors the capability of performing basic trading
and investment calculations.
TRADER II groups security instruments into 6 general categories.
Type of Security Security
Code
Municipal, Corporate, Agency Bonds
0
U.S. Government Bonds
1
Municipal
Notes
2
Actual
360
Notes
3
Actual
365
Notes
4
Treasury Bills, Discount Securities
5
Stepped Coupon Bonds
6
TRADER II also contains more sophisticated fixed income computations, such as after tax calculations,
duration, production analysis, average life and volatility measures which enhance the capabilities of the
investment decision maker.
This manual provides an introduction to using the TRADER II as well as example problems. General
operating instructions are provided for entering dates, prices and correcting errors. Also, detailed
instructions are given for each function key.