About Compound Information Fields

You can use the following compound information fields when you set up fixed income securities for use with Eagle Accounting. For more information, see Compounding Interest Examples.

Option	Tag	Description

Option	Tag	Description
Compounding Indicator	11875	Specifies whether the security compounds unpaid interest. Options include Yes or No. If you set this value to Yes, the remaining Compounding Information field values are required.
Compounding Method	11876	Identifies the method used for compounding interest. Options include: All. The Index Offset for floating rate securities is included in the compound interest calculation. Flat. The Index Offset for floating rate securities is not included in the compound interest calculation. Spread Exclusive. Compounds the index portion of a floating (or inverse floating) interest rate and accrues the spread portion of the rate normally without compounding.
Compounding Frequency	11877	Specifies the frequency at which the security compounds interest.
First Compounding Date	11878	Specifies the first date on which the compounding begins for the security.
Last Compounding Date	11879	Specifies the end date when interest compounding ceases for the security.
Final Rate Rounding Precision	18276	Specifies the rounding precision for the compounded rate of return on each security. This field appears if the Coupon Type Code field (tag 97) has a value of X (Floating Rate) or R (Inverse Floater) and you set the Coupon Rate Fixing Method field to Reset At End. Options include: 0.0000001% (9) 0.000001% (8) 0.00001% (7) 0.0001% (6) 0.001% (5)
Final Rate Rounding Direction	12403	Specifies the direction of rounding for fractional numbers based on the Final Rate Rounding Precision value. This field appears if the Coupon Type Code field (tag 97) has a value of X (Floating Rate) or R (Inverse Floater) and you set the Coupon Rate Fixing Method field to Reset At End. Options include: D (Down) N (Nearest) U (Up)