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Between coupon dates interest accrues to the seller day by day. A buyer pays the clean price plus this accrued interest — the dirty price — so that whoever receives the next full coupon keeps only the part they earned.
Accrued interest
Accrued = coupon × days since last coupon / days in coupon period
Figures are estimates for planning only. Market returns are not guaranteed, and rates, limits and tax rules change. This is not financial or tax advice — speak to a qualified adviser before acting.
Clean price excludes accrued interest; dirty price is what actually settles. Quotes are clean, settlement is dirty.
Government bonds often use actual/actual, corporates commonly 30/360 — the convention changes the accrual slightly.