Monroe 3180 用户指南

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MONROE TRADER II 
 
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DURATION 
Duration is a measure of the timing of the cash flow (i.e., the interest payments and the principal 
repayment) to be received from a given coupon security.  The duration of the security is equal to (a) the 
sum of the present values of each of the cash flows weighted by the time to receipt of each cash flow 
divided by (b) the total of the present values of the cash flows.  The duration of a bond is used by many 
investors because it is a convenient way of combing the time elements of a security for coupons and term 
to maturity. 
 
The modified duration is the duration (computed as above) divided by ( 1 +Yield/coupons per year). 
 
TRADER II will compute the duration for any coupon security (Codes 0, 1 and 6). 
 
EXAMPLE:  
A 7.5% Municipal Bond maturing on November 9, 1989 is sold to yield 8%.  Find the 
dollar price and duration of the security. 
 
 
ENTER PRESS RESULTS 
DISPLAYED 
 
 
0   
CODE 
Security Code 0. 
 
 
6.2487 
SETTLEMENT 
Settlement Date Wed.  06-24-1987 
 
Set the FED/MUNI switch and status line as follows: 
 
 
FED/MUNI SWITCH to MUNI 
 
 
 
ENTER PRESS RESULTS 
DISPLAYED 
 
 7.5 
 
COUPON  Coupon 
Rate 
7.500% 
 
 
11.0989 
MAT 
Maturity Date Thu. 
11-09-1989 
  
 
DATE 
  
 
END 
 
 8 
 
TO 
Price 
98.923 
(M) 
  
 
PRICE 
 
 
 
 
DUR 
Duration 2.200 Mod 2.115 
 
Here’s some characteristics of Duration: 
 
1. 
If the bond has coupons, the duration of the bond will always be less than the term. 
 
2. 
If two bonds have the same maturity date, the bond with a larger coupon will have a shorter 
duration. 
 
3. 
Generally, there is a positive relationship between term to maturity and duration.  (Normally the 
longer the term to maturity, the longer the duration.) 
 
4. 
In most cases, the higher the market yield, the lower the duration. 
 
5. 
Zero or stripped coupon bonds will have a duration equal to the term to maturity. 
 
C=0  PER 30/360  SEMI 06-24-87  MATURITY