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Fixed Income Derivatives. MGT 4850 Spring 2008 University of Lethbridge. Outline of the class. Duration summary Meaning of duration other math insights. Duration ( summary of previous class).
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Fixed Income Derivatives MGT 4850 Spring 2008 University of Lethbridge
Outline of the class • Duration summary • Meaning of duration other math insights
Duration(summary of previous class) • Measure of the sensitivity of the price of a bond to changes in the interest rate at which Cash Flows are discounted • Calculation • Bank Immunization • Bullet Immunization • Convexity
Meaning of Duration • Weighted Average of the bond’s payments • Bond’s price elasticity with respect to its discount rate • Discount factor elasticity • Price volatility
Babcock’s Formula • Weighted average of “current yield” and PVIF
Duration Patterns • Maturity
Duration Patterns • Coupon
Interest Rate Term Structure • http://www.smartmoney.com/onebond/index.cfm?story=yieldcurve