Assume that the 3.75% US Treasury bond that matures on 15 August 2041 is priced to yield

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Assume that the 3.75% US Treasury bond that matures on 15 August 2041 is priced to yield 5.14% for settlement on 15 October 2020. Coupons are paid semiannually on 15 February and 15 August. The yield-to-maturity is stated on a street-convention semiannual bond basis. This settlement date is 61 days into a 184-day coupon period, using the actual/actual day-count convention. Compute the approximate modified duration and the approximate Macaulay duration for this Treasury bond assuming a 5 bp change in the yield-to-maturity.

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Fixed Income Analysis

ISBN: 9781119850540

5th Edition

Authors: Barbara S. Petitt

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