The security's issue date

The security's first interest date

The security's settlement date. The security settlement date is the date after the issue date when the security is traded to the buyer

The security's annual coupon rate

The security's par value

The number of coupon payments per year. For annual payments, frequency = 1; for semiannual, frequency = 2; for quarterly, frequency = 4

(Optional) The type of day count basis to use. If basis is omitted, it is assumed to be 0

(Optional) A logical value that specifies the way to calculate the total accrued interest when the date of settlement is later than the date of first_interest. If calc_method is omitted, it is assumed to be TRUE. - If calc_method evaluates to TRUE or is omitted, ACCRINT returns the total accrued interest from issue to settlement. - If calc_method evaluates to FALSE, ACCRINT returns the accrued interest from first_interest to settlement.