Computes a conversion factor for Bond futures.

This is a generic formula ( used by ConvFactorGerman(), ConvFactorGilt() and ConvFactorOAT() ) which works for most Bond Futures contracts except TBonds and TNotes ( see ConvFactorTreasury() ) and JGBs ( see ConvFactorJGB() ).

This function is useful if you are computing conversio factors for contracts other than the common ones implemented within this category of functions.

The Bond object that is to be queried must have been previously created via one of the FixedCouponBond creation functions within the CapeTools Bonds, CapeTools Forward Bonds, CapeTools Bonds (Yield) or CapeTools Bonds (Price) category of functions.

These functions would have returned a string 'KEY' which is to be passed to the 'BondKey' parameter of this function.

Please refer to the large number of enumeration functions present within the CapeTools Enums category of functions.

The CapeTools Enums category of functions return correct string codes that can be passed to parameters taking fixed string values defined by the library (ie - DayCount codes, frequency codes, currency codes, compounding codes, business day convention codes etc...).

You can thus execute these enumeration functions which return the proper code, instead of trying to remember the string code needed or making spelling mistakes which can be difficult to debug.

Double CTBondForwards.ConvFactorGeneric( _
String BondKey, _
Long DeliveryDate, _
Double baseYield, _
String YieldMethod, _
FreqEnum CompoundFreq, _
DayCountEnum DayCount)

=CT.CTD.ConvFactorGeneric(
Excel String Cell BondKey,
Excel Numeric Cell DeliveryDate,
Excel Numeric Cell baseYield,
Excel String Cell YieldMethod,
Excel String Cell CompoundFreq,
Excel String Cell DayCount)

static double ConvFactorGeneric(
std::string BondKey,
long DeliveryDate,
double baseYield,
std::string YieldMethod,
FreqEnum CompoundFreq,
DayCountEnum DayCount);

System.Double CTBondForwardsSA.ConvFactorGeneric(
System.String BondKey,
System.Int32 DeliveryDate,
System.Double baseYield,
System.String YieldMethod,
CTIEnums.FreqEnum CompoundFreq,
CTIEnums.DayCountEnum DayCount);

The C# example below contains all the sub-function calls leading up to this function call. As a result, the example can contain a lot of code.

The VB.NET, J#, C++.NET, Java, Excel VBA, Visual Basic 6 (via COM) and C++ examples below contain function code stubs for the calls leading up to this function call. However, the function call for this function is displayed.
You can easily reproduce the stub functions code from the C# example.