Nota técnica duración modificada en caso de TIR efectiva

The objective of this technical note is to clarify how Macaulay’s duration should be modified when the internal rates of return (IRR) on fixed income financial assets are expressed in terms of an effective annual rate. In Chile the usual market practice is to utilize effective IRR, and it leads to...

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Main Author: Jaime Valenzuela O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Chile 2007-02-01
Series:Estudios de Administración
Online Access:https://estudiosdeadministracion.uchile.cl/index.php/EDA/article/view/56419
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Summary:The objective of this technical note is to clarify how Macaulay’s duration should be modified when the internal rates of return (IRR) on fixed income financial assets are expressed in terms of an effective annual rate. In Chile the usual market practice is to utilize effective IRR, and it leads to an error when modifying Macaulay’s duration using the usual textbook formula (simple TIR). This technical note demonstrates mathematically the correct formula to modify duration for the case of effective IRR.
ISSN:0717-0653
0719-0816