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Remember
MacD “ a
:12 :0.06 “ 8.88687, and
ModD “ MacD{p1 ` yq “ 8.383844.
Or,
P 1 pyq
ModD “ ´
P pyq
P 1 pyq–Yuck! Use WolframAlpha.
A.6 Cashflow Duration A.6.2 Part 2: Effective Duration 4 / 10
Price of a Callable Bond
If the bond is callable at or after the 6th coupon
and the interest rate drops,
there will only be 6 payments before the bond is called, so the
price function will change to:
Effective Duration
Compare this to
P 1 py0 q
ModDpy0 q “ ´
P py0 q
Recall:
P 1 p0.06q
ModD “ ´ “ 8.38
P p0.06q
If the asset has cash flows that depend on the yield rate
Ñ You must be told the prices, or
Ñ You must already know how to calculate the prices.
Exercise 2
Use EffD the same way that you would use ModD.