MDURATION(SettlementDate, MaturityDate, Coupon, Yield, Frequency, Basis)
- Where is the security's settlement date (a date when coupon or a bond is purchased),
- is the security's maturity date (a date when coupon or a bond expires),
- is the security's annual coupon rate,
- is the security's annual yield,
- is the number of coupon payments per year, and
- is the type of day count basis to use.
MDURATION() gives the modified Macauley duration of a security for an assumed par value of $100.
Description
MDURATION(SettlementDate, MaturityDate, Coupon, Yield, Frequency, Basis)
- MDURATION() or modified duration calculates the percentage derivative of price with respect to yield.
- Formula-
- and dates should be entered either in 'date format' or 'dates returned using formulas'. If dates are not valid, Calci displays #N/A error message.
- If date ≥ date, Calci displays #N/A error message.
- and values must be greater than or equal to zero.
- The values for should be 1,2 or 4.
For Annual payment, frequency = 1,
For Semi-annual payment, frequency = 2,
For Quarterly payment, frequency = 4.
- value is optional. If omitted, Calci assumes it to be 0.
Below table shows the use of values:
| Basis | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | US (NASD) 30/360 |
| 1 | Actual/actual |
| 2 | Actual/360 |
| 3 | Actual/365 |
| 4 | European 30/360 |
- If value is other than 0 to 4, Calci displays #N/A error message.
Examples
Consider the following example that shows the use of MDURATION function:
| September 10, 2010 | ||
| September 10, 2014 | ||
| 6% | ||
| 9.0% | ||
| 2 | ||
| 1 |
=MDURATION(A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6) displays 3.8035273385670787 as a result. =MDURATION(DATE(2013,6,1),DATE(2013,12,31),"8%","9%",1,1) displays 0.9174311926605504 as a result.